Two comets are coming through in October…
Articles & Stories
On Track
Tidbits I’ve learned from my enjoyment of hunting enrich my life even when hiking apart from hunting…
Cygnus
Thanks to its location along the Milky Way, Cygnus is loaded with star clusters and nebulas. It also contains a couple of outstanding double stars…
I Spy!
Suddenly I saw her plummet to the ground. Oh, I thought, maybe she found her dinner! I waited, hoping to see her rise with a rabbit in her talons. Nothing happened…
The Playful Duet
A flicker of motion near the timber caught my eye…a second rabbit, cautiously hopping into view.
Woodchuck Wanderings
Never did I think what might happen if a dog and a wild animal were to meet face to face with no restraints. But I was soon to find out.
Hand-feeding Birds
It wasn’t long before a Dark-eyed Juncos perched itself on my hand and began to feed…
The Mouse Patrol
My aunt was at the lake, relaxing on the shore, when she noticed a heron creeping stealthily up a steep bank toward the road, step…by…step…
Wolves!
It was getting very dusky, almost too dark to see. I was about to get up from my seat on the dried-out mudflat, when I saw a black shadow in my peripheral vision.
Exploring Nature, October 2025
Nature highlights for October.
Hungry Hawk Trouble
I think the trouble all began back in 2017 when we purchased a bunch of bantam chickens. Everything was going well, no trouble at all, until one day…
In Which a Water Lily Leaf Blows Bubbles and We Meet a Very Shy Caterpillar
Bubbles? Did I just see a lily pad blowing bubbles?
Study Guide Puzzles, October 2025
Can you identify these raptors?
Autumn Trails
Come with me on another nature outing. Why is “fall” a name for this lovely season? What falls in the fall?
From the Editor’s Quill, September 2025
Read the September editorial and dig deeper into the magazine with the scavenger hunt!