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Aquarius

Aquarius

View the October 2023 Nature Friend Study Guide Helix Nebula, NGC 7293. Photo © Allexxandar/Dreamstime.com. Aquarius is a sprawling constellation that stretches across nearly 40° of the southern sky...

Otters in the Pond

Otters in the Pond

View the October 2023 Nature Friend Magazine River otter. Photo © Landewarphotography/Dreamstime.com. One nice, sunny midsummer morning my dad told me to go back to the pond and start our irrigation...

Exploring Nature, October 2023

Exploring Nature, October 2023

View the October 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Bull elk. Photo © Dreamstime.com. The elk are still bugling. Brown and brook trout are spawning. Wild ginseng is ready for harvest. Check local laws....

5 Reasons Why Bugs Aren’t Just Creepy Crawlers

5 Reasons Why Bugs Aren’t Just Creepy Crawlers

View the October 2023 Nature Friend Magazine A lot of people think that bugs are nothing but a nuisance and are unimportant. I did so myself. But then I began to think about all the things bugs do....

A Peek Into an Apiary

A Peek Into an Apiary

View the October 2023 Nature Friend Magazine I stared at the thermometer. “Eighty degrees. That’s a little warm to be in the sun, don’t you think?” I asked Mom.“It’s perfect weather to check the...

Creation Close-ups, October 2023

Creation Close-ups, October 2023

View the October 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Hightown, in Highland County, Virginia. Photo © Shaphan Shank. Black bear. Photo ©Heather Eveleth. Common Raccoons. Photo © Allen Miller. Fall leaves....

I’m Hungry!!!!

I’m Hungry!!!!

View the October 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Juvenile American Robin. Photo © Kristen Stombaugh. “CHIRP! . . . CHIRP!”What kind of bird sounds like that? I wondered.I was in waist-high grass a...

God’s Garbagemen

God’s Garbagemen

View the October 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Have you ever thought about who cleans up after you? Who washes your clothes? Who washes the dishes? Who takes out the trash? Who carries the trash away?...