by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2026 | 2026, 05 May, Camp & Cabin Cookin'
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by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2026 | 2026, 05 May, Articles & Stories, Astronomy, Exploring Our Skies, Moon, Spacecraft, The Photo Focus
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive As I write this, the Artemis II crew is on their way back to Earth from having orbited the Moon. This mission has the attention of astronomers around the world. NASA recently released a number of photographs. Without further...
by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2026 | 2026, 04 April, Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, Insects & Arachnids, Invisibles
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by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2026 | 2026, 04 April, Articles & Stories, Owls
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Somewhere in the pools of Beaver Creek, large rainbow trout lazily watched the currents for a tasty snack. Perhaps they hid by the pilings under the bridge or under the mossy root ball overhanging the water’s edge. Perhaps...
by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2026 | 2026, 04 April, Birds, Mammals
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by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2026 | 2026, 04 April, Bees, Creation Close-ups, Herons, Egrets, & Bitterns, Woodpeckers
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Pileated Woodpecker. Photo © Elton Loewen. Great Blue Heron. Photo © Jane Flournoy Black-crowned Night Heron. Photo. © Janelle Sykora. Honeybee. Photo © Enoch McCart.
by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2026 | Longspurs & Snow Buntings, You Can Draw Submissions
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by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2026 | 2026, 04 April, Articles & Stories, Birds, Fish, Fungi, Wildflowers
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Least Trillium. Photo © Dogwood Ridge. It’s time to hunt morel mushrooms. Listen for drumming grouse or gobbling turkeys. Warbler migration is in full swing. Magee Marsh along Lake Erie is a fun place to watch the migration,...
by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2026 | 2026, 04 April, Acrostic, Astronomy, Birds, Crossword, Fill-In-The-Blanks, Insects & Arachnids, Premium Edition, Puzzles, True and False
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by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2026 | 2026, 04 April, Articles & Stories, Birds, Nature-Friendly Gardening, Premium Edition
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive A wide variety of birds have stopped to splash or drink in the water garden outside my office window.Scarlet Tanager. Photo © Dogwood Ridge. Are you among the many who enjoy the spring bird migration? Are you watching the...
by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2026 | 2026, 04 April, Camp & Cabin Cookin', Premium Edition
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by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2026 | 2026, 04 April, Astronomy, Birds, Favorite Focus, Moon, Premium Edition
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Cedar Waxwings. Photo © Joshua Lloyd. Lunar Eclipse. Photo © Daniel Kublitskiy. Aurora. Photo © Thaddaeus Magley. American Robin. Photo © Owen Weaver. American Goldfinch. Photo © Joshua Lloyd. Gray Catbird. Photo © Destinee...
by Kevin Shank | Mar 2, 2026 | 2026, 03 March, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Focus Illustrated, Premium Edition
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive I used the rising sun over Lake Michigan to illuminate these freezing bubbles. It was almost too cold to take these photos because at -17°F (-27°C), they froze so fast I could hardly get my camera on them in time. — Photos ©...
by Kevin Shank | Mar 2, 2026 | 2026, 03 March, Camp & Cabin Cookin', Premium Edition
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by Kevin Shank | Mar 1, 2026 | 2026, 03 March, Fish, Invisibles
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by Kevin Shank | Mar 1, 2026 | 2026, 03 March, Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, Owls, Pictures and Poems, Wildflowers
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by Kevin Shank | Mar 1, 2026 | 2026, 03 March, Chickadees & Titmice, Trees
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Photo © Anna Schmitt Photo © Darryl Weber. Photo © Lily Packard.
by Kevin Shank | Mar 1, 2026 | 2026, 03 March, Fish, You Can Draw Submissions
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by Kevin Shank | Mar 1, 2026 | 2026, 03 March, Astronomy, Comets, Lunar Eclipse, Meteors, Planets
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Pegasus March 3 there will be (or was) a total lunar eclipse for the western edge of the United States and the western half of Canada. This will be a partial eclipse for the majority of the United States and the eastern half...
by Kevin Shank | Mar 1, 2026 | 2026, 03 March, Caption This, Carnivores
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Where did he go? Photo © iStockPhoto.com We invite you to submit your caption for this photograph. The photograph will be used on the back of the July issue, along with our choice of a caption or captions.We appreciate your...
by Kevin Shank | Mar 1, 2026 | 2026, 03 March, Astronomy, Birds, Crossword, Fill-In-The-Blanks, Mammals, Premium Edition, Puzzles, True and False, Wildflowers
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by Kevin Shank | Feb 1, 2026 | 2026, 02 February, Carnivores, Invisibles
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by Kevin Shank | Feb 1, 2026 | 2026, 02 February, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Creation Close-ups, Hawks, Eagles, & Kites
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Red-shouldered Hawk. Photo © Ethan Myer Sunset. Photo © Daniel Kublitskiy. Northern Cardinal. Photo © Matthew Dzhalovskiy. Click to enlarge.
by Kevin Shank | Feb 1, 2026 | 2026, 02 February, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Pictures and Poems, Rodents, Ungulates, Woodpeckers
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by Kevin Shank | Feb 1, 2026 | 2026, 02 February, Flycatchers, You Can Draw Submissions
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by Kevin Shank | Feb 1, 2026 | 2026, 02 February, Acrostic, Birds, Crossword, Fill-In-The-Blanks, Insects & Arachnids, Mammals, Premium Edition, Puzzles, True and False
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by Kevin Shank | Feb 1, 2026 | 2026, 02 February, Camp & Cabin Cookin'
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by Kevin Shank | Feb 1, 2026 | 2026, 02 February, Comets, Rodents, Shorebirds, Sparrows, Waxwings
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive I was on a small mud flat on a lake watching two killdeer. I love to photograph shorebirds, and, although killdeer are common in Pennsylvania, I like to photograph them. One of them started walking closer to me, so I lay...
by Kevin Shank | Jan 1, 2026 | 2026, 01 January, Birds, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Carnivores, Fish, Hawks, Eagles, & Kites, Pictures and Poems, Reptiles & Amphibians, Woodpeckers
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by Kevin Shank | Jan 1, 2026 | 2026, 01 January, Birds, Creation Close-ups, Falcons & Caracaras, Mammals, Ungulates
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Bruce’s Gully, Lower Falls (main photo) and Upper Falls (bottom right). Photo © Susie Nolt American Kestrel. Photo © Austin Lehman. White-tailed buck. Photo © Winston Jarmon.
