by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2025 | 2025, 05 May, Caption This, Covers, Cranes, Wildflowers
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by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2025 | 2025, 05 May, From the Editor's Quill, Scavenger Hunt
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by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2025 | 2025, 05 May, Birds, Carnivores, Fish, Hawks, Eagles, & Kites, Herons, Egrets, & Bitterns, Pictures and Poems, Pigeons & Doves, Tanagers & Allies
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by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2025 | 2025, 05 May, Bees, Butterflies, Moths & Skippers, Carnivores, Creation Close-ups, Rodents, Spiders
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by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2025 | 2025, 05 May, Bees, Mailbox, Moon, Planets
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by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2025 | 2025, 05 May, Rodents
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by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2025 | 2025, 05 May, Articles & Stories, Auroras
Trails and Tales Contest Honorable Mention View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Northern lights fascinate me. Since I live in central Wisconsin, I have seen them over a dozen times so far this year (2024).October 6 was spectacular. On the way home from church...
by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2025 | 2025, 05 May, Butterflies, Moths & Skippers, Exploring Nature, Fish, Frogs and Toads, Planthoppers, Ungulates, Warblers, Wildflowers
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Visit vernal pools and listen to the various species of frogs and toads. Watch their vocal sacs. Look for tadpoles developing. Take a wildflower hike and see how many species you can find. Many wild orchids bloom in May....
by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2025 | 2025, 05 May, Caption This, Carnivores
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive “Chicken bone—just like I thought!” Photo © Shaphan Shank. We invite you to submit your caption for these red fox pups. The photograph will be used on the back of the September issue, along with our choice of a...
by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2025 | 2025, 05 May, Articles & Stories, Moon, The Heavens Declare God's Glory
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Photo © Morris Yoder. At first glance, the Moon looks like a dull gray world, but the closer you look and the longer you observe, the more you’ll notice interesting features. One of the first things you’ll notice is the...
by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2025 | 2025, 05 May, Articles & Stories, Astronomy, In Our Skies, Meteors, Moon, Planets
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive May 3-4 The Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower runs for a number of weeks between last of April through May. This year it peaks the morning of May 4. Sources vary on peak morning, some say morning of the 7th. There will be minimum...
by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2025 | 2025, 05 May, End of the Trail, Wildflowers
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive These beautiful, rare snow trilliums are smaller than you think. They stand 3-4 inches (8 cm) tall. The flower is about the diameter of a quarter, to a bit larger. They bloom in March where we photographed these. Photo ©...
by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2025 | 2025, 05 May, Acrostic, Crossword, Fill-In-The-Blanks, Premium Edition, Puzzles, Study Guide, True and False
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by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2025 | 2025, 05 May, Camp & Cabin Cookin'
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Chicken Breast Deluxe Quick and easy! Makes a tasty dish for a carry-in lunch or for company! —Submitted by Arlene Nolt, Lowville, NY 4 chicken breasts 8 slices American cheese 1 (10.5-oz) can cream of chicken soup ¾ c sour...
by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2025 | 2025, 05 May, Articles & Stories, Owls, The Photo Focus, Wildflowers
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Dwarf iris, bud to flower series. Photos © Dogwood Ridge. Here in Virginia we are enjoying the beautiful wildflowers that have been popping up—fringed polygala, trailing arbutus, trout lilies, violets, bellworts, and...
by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2025 | 2025, 05 May, Bees, Favorite Focus, Herons, Egrets, & Bitterns, Hummingbirds, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Great Egrets. Photo © Joshua Lloyd, Lancaster, PA. Honeybee. Photo © Matthew Dzhalovskiy, Itasca, TX. “I set up a blind at the edge of a water hole where ducks like to hang out.”Wood Duck drake. Photo © Micah Grant,...
by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2025 | Pictures and Poems, You Can Draw Submissions
Here are the art & poetry submissions we received in the month of March. We hope you enjoy! Art Submissions Click on the thumbnails below to view the full-sized image. Tikvah Lary, 11, Pleasant Township, IA Morgan Brown, 12, Port Haywood, VA Morgan Brown, 12, Port...
by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2025 | 2022, 07 July, 2025, 04 April, Articles & Stories, Birds, Premium Edition, The Photo Focus, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Editor’s note:I was looking back at past lessons and debating what I should write about this month when I saw this lesson from 2022. We enjoyed this opportunity when it happened, and it is my opinion that some of you might...
by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2025 | 2025, 04 April, Covers, Owls, Photo Contest
Trails and Tales Contest Photo First & Third Place Winners View the full issue in the Magazine Archive
by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2025 | 2025, 04 April, Gamebirds, Let's Take a Hike
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Drumming Ruffed Grouse. Photo © Darren Shank.
by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2025 | 2025, 04 April, Articles & Stories, From the Editor's Quill
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive I’ve been eager to read the submissions that came in for the Trails and Tales contest. Finally, the deadline came and it was time to dig in. Bethany read the submissions to Cheryl, Adrian, and me over several days. After...
by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2025 | 2025, 04 April, Contest, Creation Close-ups, Photo Contest, Plants & Fungi
Trails and Tales Contest Photo Honorable Mentions View the full issue in the Magazine Archive
by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2025 | 2025, 04 April, Art Contest, Hawks, Eagles, & Kites, Pictures and Poems, Snow
Trails and Tales Contest Art First Place Winner & Honorable Mentions View the full issue in the Magazine Archive
by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2025 | 2025, 04 April, Astronomy, Mailbox, Snow, Storms
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by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2025 | 2025, 04 April, Nuthatches, You Can Draw Submissions
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by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2025 | 2025, 04 April, Articles & Stories, Exploring Nature
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive It’s time to look for wild edibles such as young dandelion greens, morel mushrooms, and ramps. Always be certain of identification when foraging, as some plants and mushrooms have poisonous look-alikes. Caribou are beginning...
by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2025 | 2025, 04 April, End of the Trail, Owls, Photo Contest
Trails and Tales Contest Photo Second Place Winner View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Red phase Eastern Screech-Owl. Photo © Hannah Jones.
by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2025 | 2025, 04 April, Crossword, Fill-In-The-Blanks, Study Guide, True and False, Wildflowers
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by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2025 | 2025, 04 April, Camp & Cabin Cookin'
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Breakfast Casserole Bake My favorite breakfast casserole! When cooking rice for another meal, I like to make extra to use in this recipe. Seasoned rice makes it super delicious! It can be mixed up the evening before and...
by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2025 | 2025, 04 April, Birds, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Favorite Focus, Flycatchers, Hawks, Eagles, & Kites, Premium Edition
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Click photos to enlarge. Pine Grosbeak, Josiah Olson Vermilion Flycatcher, Brandon Hollinger Bald Eagle, Samuel...
