Chickadees & Titmice

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Titmouse Tale

Titmouse Tale

All of a sudden the titmouse flew up. It hovered over my head for a second, then landed, digging its little claws into my hair.

January Birding

January Birding

“Owl!” I yelped as I quickly swung my binoculars around. We got just a glimpse of the disappearing bird.

A Bird in the Hand

A Bird in the Hand

I don’t know what it was about the third try. Maybe I waited longer than usual, or maybe…

Hand-feeding Birds

Hand-feeding Birds

It wasn’t long before a Dark-eyed Juncos perched itself on my hand and began to feed…

God Feeds The Birds!

God Feeds The Birds!

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive I have often wondered how God feeds the birds when northern Pennsylvania is grasped firmly in the jaws of winter. I couldn’t really picture the birds...

Birding by Beginners

Birding by Beginners

Sharing Birding Contest Grand Prize Winner View the full issue in the Magazine Archive American Robin. Photo © Robert Frazer. My husband and I are not birders. Thanks in part to Nature Friend, some...

Favorite Focus, March 2024

Favorite Focus, March 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Yesterday afternoon at The Wilds was cold…bitterly cold. Although the thermometer showed several degrees warmer than yesterday, the stout wind made this...

Favorite Focus, January 2024

Favorite Focus, January 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Nebraska sunset. Photo © David Miller. Last quarter moon. Photo © Britney Martin. Black-capped Chickadee. Photo © John Leck. Horned Lark. Photo © Weston...

Favorite Focus, December 2023

Favorite Focus, December 2023

Ruffed Grouse. Photo © Lois Tschetter. Bald Eagle. Photo © Brandon Hollinger. Black-capped Chickadee. Photo © John Leck. Blanca Lake. Photo © Nathan Leinbach. Frost patterns on soap bubble. Photo ©...

The Bird in the Thunderstorm

The Bird in the Thunderstorm

Black-capped Chickadee and lightning. It was dark and very late at night. The little feathered chickadee had long since fluffed his feathers and gone to sleep. But a storm was coming. The little...