Treasure hunts are lots of fun, aren’t they? The suspense of knowing that something special is hidden, prolonged by the fact that it takes effort to find! It was with that sort of feeling that we...
Birds
You Can Draw a Yellow Warbler
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Pictures and Poems, August 2021
Treasure-trove in the Woods
The day was perfect for my annual wildflower hunt. On a day like this, it was hard to decide—should I look up for birds or down for flowers? With my trusty Alpen binoculars slung around my neck, I...
Invisibles, August 2021
Wildflower Adventures
The morning was pleasantly breezy. As I snatched a wildflower guide plus pen and paper, I could feel that I was in for an adventure or two. This would be my first wildflower hunt, and I was somewhat...
Let’s Take a Hike
Background photo © Kevin Shank.
Focus Illustrated… July 2021
Gray Squirrel This photo was submitted as a Favorite Focus. The editor turned it into an example of the February Photo Focus, by using Sharpen AI software to sharpen the photo. Photo © Ryan Fox,...
Hummingbird Word Search, July 2021
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Learning By Doing, How to Build a Chickadee House
Mailbox, July 2021: Tomato Plants
Swallowtail Butterflies
What Is So Rare as a Morning in June?
Early one bright blue morning, I drove deep into a gap of Shade Mountain to a two-acre clearing maintained for wildlife. White puffy clouds floated along, pushed by the breeze. It was the last week...
Covers, July 2021
Giant Swallowtail. Photo © Deborah Stieglitz/Dreamstime.com. Eastern Screech-Owl and Gray Squirrel meet. Photo © Erik Winits.
End of the Trail, June 2021
Eastern Bluebird painted by Sharon Newswanger, 13, Orchard, IA.