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Covers, August 2022

Covers, August 2022

by Kevin Shank | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 08 August, Birds, Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, Contest, Covers, Warblers

Let’s Take a Hike: White-tailed Fawn

Let’s Take a Hike: White-tailed Fawn

by Kevin Shank | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 08 August, Let's Take a Hike, Mammals

White-tailed fawn, Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park. This fawn was a delightful interruption to our reading your contest stories.
The Results Are In…Water Workshop and Spring Bird Migration Story and Photo Contests

The Results Are In…Water Workshop and Spring Bird Migration Story and Photo Contests

by Kevin Shank | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 08 August, Articles & Stories, Birds, Contest

You folks knocked it out of the ballpark this time. It would have been easier to assign ten first place awards than to assign one grand prize, one first place, one second place, etc. What was I thinking when I made up the rules!? I should have just said there will be...
Scavenger Hunt, August 2022

Scavenger Hunt, August 2022

by Kevin Shank | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 08 August, Butterflies, Moths & Skippers, Contest, From the Editor's Quill, Insects & Arachnids, Puzzles, Scavenger Hunt

From the Editor’s Quill, August 2022: Contests

From the Editor’s Quill, August 2022: Contests

by Kevin Shank | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 08 August, Articles & Stories, Contest, From the Editor's Quill, Insects & Arachnids, Plants & Fungi, Wildflowers

This issue was fun to compile, but a lot of work. Three contests finished May 31, and reviewing the submissions took a lot of time. These pages are full, yet we still have more of your stories to run. Watch upcoming issues…The only space left is this little block, and...
Invisibles, August 2022

Invisibles, August 2022

by Kevin Shank | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 08 August, Birds, Invisibles, Owls, Puzzles

Spring Migration Photo Contest Honorable Mentions

Spring Migration Photo Contest Honorable Mentions

by Kevin Shank | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 08 August, Birds, Contest, Herons, Egrets, & Bitterns, Hummingbirds, Shorebirds, Swallows, Warblers, Woodpeckers

Least Bittern. Photo © Peter Shirk, 16. Barn Swallow. Photo © Alva Steury Jr. Rufous Hummingbird. Photo © Alvin Clair Auker. Great Blue Heron. Photo © Gabriel Schneider. Pileated Woodpecker. Photo © Jarrett Martin. Hairy Woodpecker. Photo © Josiah Olson. Green Heron....
Mailbox, August 2022: Attracting Birds

Mailbox, August 2022: Attracting Birds

by Kevin Shank | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 08 August, Birds, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Contest, Fish, Mailbox, Thrushes

You Can Draw a Rose-breasted Grosbeak Submissions

You Can Draw a Rose-breasted Grosbeak Submissions

by Kevin Shank | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 08 August, Birds, Finches, Crossbills, & Grosbeaks, You Can Draw, You Can Draw Submissions

Study Guide Puzzles, August 2022

Study Guide Puzzles, August 2022

by Kevin Shank | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 08 August, Acrostic, Birds, Crossword, Matching, Owls, Premium Edition, Puzzles, Study Guide

Camp & Cabin Cookin’, August 2022

Camp & Cabin Cookin’, August 2022

by Kevin Shank | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 08 August, Camp & Cabin Cookin', Premium Edition

Recipes: Banana Peach Oatmeal, Spanish Rice. Recipes: Sour Cream Raisin Squares, Summer Day Smoothie.
Favorite Focus, August 2022

Favorite Focus, August 2022

by Kevin Shank | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 08 August, Birds, Favorite Focus, Hawks, Eagles, & Kites, Insects & Arachnids, Premium Edition, The Photo Focus

Focus Illustrated, August 2022

Focus Illustrated, August 2022

by Kevin Shank | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 08 August, Beetles, Butterflies, Moths & Skippers, Focus Illustrated, Insects & Arachnids, Premium Edition, The Photo Focus

Covers, July 2022

Covers, July 2022

by Kevin Shank | Jul 1, 2022 | 2022, 07 July, Bees, Caption This, Covers, Insects & Arachnids, Reptiles & Amphibians

Green and black poison dart frog. Photo © Dreamstime.com. Photo © Randy Bottcher
Let’s Take a Hike: Scarlet Tanager

Let’s Take a Hike: Scarlet Tanager

by Kevin Shank | Jul 1, 2022 | 2022, 07 July, Birds, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Let's Take a Hike

Scarlet Tanager. Photo © Anthony Sensenig.
Scavenger Hunt, July 2022

Scavenger Hunt, July 2022

by Kevin Shank | Jul 1, 2022 | 2022, 07 July, Butterflies, Moths & Skippers, From the Editor's Quill, Insects & Arachnids, Puzzles, Scavenger Hunt

Invisibles, July 2022

Invisibles, July 2022

by Kevin Shank | Jul 1, 2022 | 2022, 07 July, Invisibles, Puzzles, Reptiles & Amphibians

Pictures & Poems, July 2022

Pictures & Poems, July 2022

by Kevin Shank | Jul 1, 2022 | 2022, 07 July, Birds, Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, Butterflies, Moths & Skippers, Fish, Hummingbirds, Insects & Arachnids, Pictures and Poems, Wrens

Creation Close-ups, July 2022: Pileated Woodpecker

Creation Close-ups, July 2022: Pileated Woodpecker

by Kevin Shank | Jul 1, 2022 | 2022, 07 July, Birds, Creation Close-ups, Insects & Arachnids, Reptiles & Amphibians, Spiders, Woodpeckers

Mailbox, July 2022: Bluebirds

Mailbox, July 2022: Bluebirds

by Kevin Shank | Jul 1, 2022 | 2022, 07 July, Birds, Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, Fish, Mailbox, Thrushes

You Can Draw a River Otter Submissions

You Can Draw a River Otter Submissions

by Kevin Shank | Jul 1, 2022 | 2022, 07 July, Mammals, You Can Draw, You Can Draw Submissions

Caption This, July 2022: Painted Turtles

Caption This, July 2022: Painted Turtles

by Kevin Shank | Jul 1, 2022 | 2022, 07 July, Caption This, Reptiles & Amphibians

Of Bolides and Birds

Of Bolides and Birds

by Kevin Shank | Jul 1, 2022 | 2022, 07 July, Articles & Stories, Astronomy, Beetles, Birds, Cuckoos, Flycatchers, Insects & Arachnids, Meteors, Nightjars, Warblers

Bolide with Tau Herculid meteor shower and fireflies. Photo © Cheryl Shank. I didn’t know birds talk in their sleep, but they surely must. About 12:30 a.m. an Ovenbird began to talk. Before long, a Yellow-billed Cuckoo made some comments of his own, too, and he kept...
Of Bolides and Birds

July 2022, End of the Trail: Bolides

by Kevin Shank | Jul 1, 2022 | 2022, 07 July, Astronomy, Beetles, End of the Trail, Insects & Arachnids, Meteors

Photos © Cheryl Shank.
Study Guide Puzzles, July 2022

Study Guide Puzzles, July 2022

by Kevin Shank | Jul 1, 2022 | 2022, 07 July, Acrostic, Crossword, Mammals, Matching, Premium Edition, Puzzles, Study Guide

Camp & Cabin Cookin’, July 2022

Camp & Cabin Cookin’, July 2022

by Kevin Shank | Jul 1, 2022 | 2022, 07 July, Camp & Cabin Cookin', Premium Edition

Recipes: Elderberry Syrup, Summer Surprise “Apple” Pancake. Recipes: Gramma’s Berry Pie (Cobbler), Blackberry Cobbler.
Focus Illustrated, July 2022

Focus Illustrated, July 2022

by Kevin Shank | Jul 1, 2022 | 2022, 07 July, Focus Illustrated, Premium Edition, The Photo Focus

Favorite Focus, July 2022

Favorite Focus, July 2022

by Kevin Shank | Jul 1, 2022 | 2022, 07 July, Answer Key, Birds, Favorite Focus, Plants & Fungi, Premium Edition, Reptiles & Amphibians, Shorebirds, The Photo Focus, Warblers, Wildflowers

Favorite Focus, June 2022

Favorite Focus, June 2022

by Kevin Shank | Jun 6, 2022 | Answer Key, Bees, Butterflies, Moths & Skippers, Favorite Focus, Insects & Arachnids, Mammals, Premium Edition, The Photo Focus

Focus Illustrated, June 2022

Focus Illustrated, June 2022

by Kevin Shank | Jun 6, 2022 | 2022, 06 June Readers' Issue, Birds, Focus Illustrated, Premium Edition, The Photo Focus, Thrushes

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