Before we go any farther, I will add another hint for our riddle: the word “lion” is included in this animal’s name…
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Mailbox, August 2025
Excerpts from the Spring Migration 2025 contest.
Pictures & Poems, August 2025
Enjoy our readers’ artwork submissions from the August issue.
You Can Draw a Mockingbird Submissions
Children’s submissions for You Can Draw a Mockingbird lesson.
You Can Draw a House Wren
In six steps, you can draw a House Wren too!
Nice-looking Weeds? In the Flower Beds?
I like weeds—for good reason I think. It’s because I see so many incredibly interesting things when I’m among the weeds. But the problem is, I like the looks of weeded flower beds and garden…
The Silent Dance of the Luna Moth
On a peaceful spring evening, as the sun descended behind the towering maples and oaks of Pennsylvania’s deciduous forest, I witnessed one of nature’s most enchanting displays…
Exploring Nature, August 2025
Puffin rescue…migrations… August nature highlights.
Mammals of North America
Test your mammal knowledge!
End of the Trail, August 2025: Cedar Waxwing
A moment in the life of a beautiful Cedar Waxwing.
Study Guide Puzzles, August 2025
Complete the acrostic and learn the name of the smallest species of giant silk moth!
Using a Small-animal Studio
The frisky little chipmunk paused by a log to eat a morsel of food. From only two or three feet away, I was clicking photos of the rambunctious chipmunk!
My Garden Bench
Little did I know that the broken swing seat would become one of my favorite garden features ever…
Camp & Cabin Cookin’, August 2025
Bacon-wrapped Chicken…Mom’s Macaroni Salad…Okra Brownies…Grasshopper Pie
Creating a 3-D Resin Bloom
Today, we’re going to create a burgundy resin flower suspended in a clear resin coaster…