Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies

Covers, February 2023

Feb 1, 2023

View the February 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Ice bells. Photo © Kevin Shank. Male Northern Cardinal. Photo © Cheryl Shank.

Pictures & Poems, February 2023

Feb 1, 2023

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Focus Illustrated, December 2022

Dec 1, 2022

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Pictures & Poems, December 2022

Dec 1, 2022

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Mailbox, November 2022: Feeding Cardinals

Nov 1, 2022

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View the November 2022 Nature Friend Magazine Wood Duck drake swimming. Photo © Cheryl Shank. Slowly, quietly, yet steadily, I crept along, my binoculars in hand. Surely I can sneak in here without...

Mailbox, August 2022: Attracting Birds

Aug 1, 2022

Let’s Take a Hike: Scarlet Tanager

Jul 1, 2022

Scarlet Tanager. Photo © Anthony Sensenig.

Pictures & Poems, June 2022

Jun 3, 2022

Focus Illustrated and Favorite Focus, April 2022

Apr 7, 2022

Our Birding Day

Mar 3, 2022

Sunday dawned a beautiful morning. The first birds I saw were cardinals—male and female. There were Chipping, English, and House Sparrows at the feeder. Out the kitchen window I saw a Junco and a...

Pictures & Poems, March 2022

Mar 1, 2022

Our Birding Circle

Mar 1, 2022

As I went about my morning work on November 17, the lovely day beckoned me outdoors. Why not do the Nature Friend bird circle project today? The thought niggled at the back of my mind. Why not? So...