by Kevin Shank | Sep 14, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Birds, Let's Take a Hike, Nuthatches
Let’s Take a Hike, October 2021. Photo © Anna Boggs, 15, Rural Retreat, VA.
by Kevin Shank | Sep 14, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Birds, Covers, Finches, Crossbills, Eve Grosbeak, Mammals
Red squirrel. Photo © Maya Simmonds. American Goldfinch on bachelor buttons. Photo © Hannah Jones, Ava, MO.
by Kevin Shank | Sep 6, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Answer Key, Bees & Flies, Focus Illustrated, Insects & Arachnids, Spiders, Study Guide
by Kevin Shank | Sep 6, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Birds, Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, Favorite Focus, Hummingbirds, Reptiles & Amphibians, Study Guide
See “Focus Illustrated, September 2021, for spider photo mentioned above.
by Kevin Shank | Sep 6, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Acrostic, Crossword, Puzzle, Study Guide
by Kevin Shank | Sep 6, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Camp & Cabin Cookin', Study Guide
Recipes: Bacon Sour Cream Potatoes, and Hot Artichoke and Spinach Dip. Recipes: Warm Molten Chocolate Cakes, and Picnic Stromboli.
by Kevin Shank | Sep 3, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Birds, End of the Trail, Owls
“Owl betcha it’s an ‘ole John Deere!”We had to chuckle when we first looked at Anthony Sensenig’s photo of an Eastern Screech-Owl sitting on this old Model H. Sparkles of sunset peak through—certainly a fun End of the Trail shot! Photo © Anthony...
by Kevin Shank | Aug 26, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Articles & Stories, Astronomy, In Our Skies, Meteors, Planets
Just after sunset the night of September 14, the planet Mercury will be visible in the western sky just above the horizon. While it is only 26.8° from the Sun and, therefore, close to the horizon, it is at its farthest point from the Sun during the Eastern...
by Kevin Shank | Aug 26, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Articles & Stories, Astronomy, Equinox, The Heavens Declare God's Glory
I’ve heard it’s possible to balance an egg, or even a broom, on its end on the date of the equinox. There’s a good chance you’ve heard the same thing. It sounds incredible, but it’s true.There’s nothing particularly extraordinary about that day though; it’s possible...
by Kevin Shank | Aug 26, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Caption This
Glade Mill, Babcock State Park, West Virginia. Photo © Dreamstime.com. Where are the fly rods when we need them? We invite you to submit your caption for this photograph. The photograph will be used on the back of the January issue, along with our choice of a caption...
by Kevin Shank | Aug 26, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Exploring Nature, Mammals
Beautiful autumn foliage is coming to the New England states.Blue-winged Teal are long-distance migrants; therefore, one of the first to migrate south. By September, large flocks are arriving in Texas. Some will go as far south as South America.September and October...
by Kevin Shank | Aug 26, 2021 | 2021, 08, August, From the Editor's Quill, Plants & Fungi
Wildflower adventures—some of you certainly took them. By absorbing nature—the birds, the flowers, the butterflies, the turtles, the snakes—with your family and friends, your lives were enriched. Thank you to each one who participated in this little contest. It was...
by Kevin Shank | Aug 26, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, From the Editor's Quill
by Kevin Shank | Aug 19, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Contest
by Kevin Shank | Aug 18, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Mammals, You Can Draw, Submissions
Go to May 2021 for Eastern Chipmunk Lesson
by Kevin Shank | Aug 18, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Bees & Flies, Birds, Butterflies, Moths & Skippers, Creation Close-ups, Insects & Arachnids, Mammals, Owls, Plants & Fungi, Waterfowl
by Kevin Shank | Aug 18, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Mammals, Pictures and Poems, Saltwater, Water Life
by Kevin Shank | Aug 18, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Scavenger Hunt
Open September 2021 Nature Friend Magazine
by Kevin Shank | Aug 18, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Let's Take a Hike, Mammals
White-tailed doe with fawns. Photo © John Meyer.
by Kevin Shank | Aug 18, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Covers, Mammals
Bighorn Sheep. Photo © Brandon Smith/Dreamstime.com. Moose. Photo © Jim Cottingham/Dreamstime.com.
by Kevin Shank and Aden Troyer | Aug 12, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Articles & Stories, Birds, Contest, Falcons & Caracaras
The month of September is a great month to go birding. Many songbirds, shorebirds, and raptors are migrating. Even early waterfowl migrants can be found at times. Our family does not normally have any special field trips or bird counts this month, but when the editors...
by Kevin Shank | Aug 9, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Contest, Mailbox, Mammals
by Kevin Shank | Jul 28, 2021 | 2021, 08, August, Answer Key, Focus Illustrated, Insects & Arachnids, Spiders, Study Guide
by Kevin Shank | Jul 28, 2021 | 2021, 08, August, Birds, Butterflies, Moths & Skippers, Favorite Focus, Gamebirds, Insects & Arachnids, Mammals, Plants & Fungi, Study Guide
by Kevin Shank | Jul 28, 2021 | 2021, 08, August, Camp & Cabin Cookin', Study Guide
by Kevin Shank | Jul 28, 2021 | 2021, 08, August, Ants, Insects & Arachnids, Nature-Friendly Gardening, Study Guide
When big black ants began chewing the foam insulation that had been spray-applied to the ceiling of a storage barn, I was not pleased. I purchased a spray of some sort from a garden supply, pumped up a hand sprayer, and set out to kill the critters. I recognized a...
by Kevin Shank | Jul 28, 2021 | 2021, 08, August, Matching, Plants & Fungi, Puzzle
by Kevin Shank | Jul 28, 2021 | 2021, 08, August, Crossword, Puzzle, Study Guide
by Kevin Shank | Jul 28, 2021 | 2021, 08, August, Acrostic, Issues, Puzzle, Study Guide
August 2021 Study Guide
by Kevin Shank | Jul 28, 2021 | 2021, 08, August, End of the Trail, Trees
