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Lessons From the “Students”

Lessons From the “Students”

Aug 1, 2026

You have likely learned, by now, that a “student” Red-shouldered Hawk has kept me entertained as I prepared this issue…

Capture the Splash

Capture the Splash

Jul 1, 2026

Photographing Water Splashes with Minimal Equipment View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Water droplets. Photo © Anna Boggs. Utterly bored, I stared out at the blinding snow until my eyes...

Hercules

Hercules

Jul 1, 2026

M13. Photo © Reinhold Wittich/Dreamstime.com. Hercules, the Strongman, is a large constellation that lies straight east of Bootes, the constellation we focused on last month. If you imagine a line...

Tips to Birds

Tips to Birds

Jul 1, 2026

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Swainson's Warbler singing from a branch. Photo © epantha|iStockphoto.com. What was Cheryl telling Bethany? We were at a family reunion in Kentucky, and...

A Bee’s Life

A Bee’s Life

Jul 1, 2026

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Honeycomb with worker bees caring for larvae. Photo © Inventori|iStockphoto.com. On a warm day in June, a queen bee was busy laying eggs. One of these...