by Kevin Shank | Nov 24, 2021 | 2021, 11 November, Answer Key, Birds, Favorite Focus, Gamebirds, Herons, Egrets, & Bitterns, Premium Edition, The Photo Focus
by Kevin Shank | Nov 24, 2021 | 2021, 11 November, Focus Illustrated, Insects & Arachnids, Premium Edition, Spiders, The Photo Focus
by Kevin Shank | Nov 23, 2021 | 2021, 11 November, Camp & Cabin Cookin', Premium Edition
Recipes: Coffee Cake, Pumpkin Buckle. Recipes: Trash Can Turkey, Peanut Butter Chews.
by Kevin Shank | Nov 23, 2021 | 2021, 11 November, Acrostic, Crossword, Matching, Premium Edition, Puzzles, Study Guide
by Kevin Shank | Nov 23, 2021 | 2021, 11 November, End of the Trail, Mammals
Bighorn Sheep in Yellowstone National Park. Photo © Caleb Schmucker, New Haven, IN
by Kevin Shank | Nov 23, 2021 | 2021, 11 November, Caption This, Mammals, Plants & Fungi, Wildflowers, Word Search
by Kevin Shank | Nov 20, 2021 | 2021, 11 November, Exploring Nature, Gamebirds
Monarch butterfly migration photo © Javarman/Dreamstime.com. Saw-whet Owls are being banded during migration.Harvest season for ginseng runs through December 31. Obey local laws.Bobwhite Quail live in coveys from autumn to spring. They make a covey call.Bears are...
by Kevin Shank | Nov 20, 2021 | 2021, 11 November, Articles & Stories, Contest, Mammals
The choir of crickets and voices of the katydids receded to a soft peeping and died away. The dark shadows lightened as the sun slowly spread its first rays across the sky. In the woods, the birds stirred and raised their voices, enchanting the Earth. Morning had...
by Kevin Shank | Nov 20, 2021 | 2021, 11 November, Butterflies, Moths & Skippers, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes, You Can Draw Submissions
by Kevin Shank | Nov 19, 2021 | 2021, 11 November, Insects & Arachnids, Mailbox
by Kevin Shank | Nov 19, 2021 | 2021, 11 November, Birds, Butterflies, Moths & Skippers, Creation Close-ups, Mammals
by Kevin Shank | Oct 30, 2021 | 2021, 11 November, Birds, Mammals, Owls, Pictures and Poems, Reptiles & Amphibians, Woodpeckers
by Kevin Shank | Oct 22, 2021 | 2021, 11 November, Articles & Stories, From the Editor's Quill
Our long-awaited Creative Writing contest has arrived. We have chosen several winners, but as I write this, not all winners have even been chosen.What we have decided to do with the results from this contest is to publish one or two per month throughout the winter. We...
by Kevin Shank | Oct 22, 2021 | 2021, 11 November, From the Editor's Quill, Puzzles, Saltwater, Scavenger Hunt, Water Life
by Kevin Shank | Oct 22, 2021 | 2021, 11 November, Covers, Mammals, Saltwater, Water Life
Christmas tree worms. Photo © Tim Gurney/Dreamstime.com Dall sheep. Photo © Twildlife/Dreamstime.com
by Kevin Shank | Oct 22, 2021 | 2021, 10 October Bonus Reader's Issue, Flies, Focus Illustrated, Insects & Arachnids, Plants & Fungi, Premium Edition, The Photo Focus
by Kevin Shank | Oct 22, 2021 | 2021, 10 October Bonus Reader's Issue, Bees, Favorite Focus, Insects & Arachnids, Premium Edition, The Photo Focus
by Kevin Shank | Oct 22, 2021 | 2021, 10 October Bonus Reader's Issue, Camp & Cabin Cookin', Premium Edition
Recipes: Glasgow Persimmon Cookies, Jalapeño Popper Dip. Recipes: Carrot Cake, Ceviche.
by Kevin Shank | Oct 22, 2021 | 2021, 10 October Bonus Reader's Issue, Acrostic, Crossword, Matching, Premium Edition, Puzzles, Study Guide
by Kevin Shank | Oct 22, 2021 | 2021, 10 October Bonus Reader's Issue, Articles & Stories, Birds, Exploring Nature, Fish, Gulls, Terns, & Skimmers, Hawks, Eagles, & Kites, Herons, Egrets, & Bitterns, Mammals, Plants & Fungi, Swallows, Trees, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes
Photo ©Kevin Shank The Shenandoah Valley and surrounding mountains will likely be ablaze in peak fall foliage color the second or third weekend.October is the peak migration time for hawks, cormorants, water birds, gulls, and seabirds at Cape May, NJ. Terns, egrets,...
by Kevin Shank | Oct 16, 2021 | 2021, 10 October Bonus Reader's Issue, Birds, Gamebirds, You Can Draw Submissions
Go to June 2021 for California Quail Lesson
by Kevin Shank | Oct 15, 2021 | 2021, 10 October Bonus Reader's Issue, Beetles, Butterflies, Moths & Skippers, Insects & Arachnids, Mailbox, Reptiles & Amphibians
by Kevin Shank | Oct 14, 2021 | 2021, 10 October Bonus Reader's Issue, Beetles, Birds, Cranes, Creation Close-ups, Finches, Crossbills, & Grosbeaks, Insects & Arachnids
by Kevin Shank | Oct 14, 2021 | 2021, 10 October Bonus Reader's Issue, Beetles, Birds, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Insects & Arachnids, Mammals, Pictures and Poems, Warblers, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes
by Kevin Shank | Oct 14, 2021 | 2021, 10 October Bonus Reader's Issue, Puzzles, Scavenger Hunt
by Kevin Shank | Sep 14, 2021 | 2021, 10 October Bonus Reader's Issue, 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, 10 October Bonus Reader's Issue, Birds, Covers, Finches, Crossbills, & Grosbeaks, 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, Flies, Focus Illustrated, Insects & Arachnids, Premium Edition, Spiders
by Kevin Shank | Sep 6, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Birds, Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, Favorite Focus, Hummingbirds, Premium Edition, Reptiles & Amphibians
See “Focus Illustrated, September 2021, for spider photo mentioned above.
by Kevin Shank | Sep 6, 2021 | 2021, 09 September, Acrostic, Crossword, Premium Edition, Puzzles, Study Guide
