“Mammal-ling” With Friends First Place Winner
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The Wildfire and the Whip-poor-will
Do whip-poor-wills carry pocket watches?
The Calls of the Wild
Instead of a barking dog, I found a porcupine bristled in a nearby clearing, warning me to stay away. I quickly left the alarmed creature alone. But it wasn’t the first time I have been surprised by the sounds of woodland animals.
Exploring Nature, August 2025
Puffin rescue…migrations… August nature highlights.
It’s Spring!
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive “For lo, the winter is past…the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come.” (Song of Solomon 2:11, 12)Yes, spring needs an...
Creation Close-ups, August 2024
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Let’s Take a Hike, May 2023: Nightjar
See story "Meeting Mrs. Nightjar." Photo © Clement Martin.
Meeting Mrs. Nightjar
Photos © Clement Martin. Africa’s sun poured all its fury on my head, bleaching my hair whiter still. My three Ugandan friends, my two younger brothers, and I were walking home from church on a...
The Day and the Crown
Spring Migration Bird Contest 1st Place
Of Bolides and Birds
Bolide with Tau Herculid meteor shower and fireflies. Photo © Cheryl Shank. I didn’t know birds talk in their sleep, but they surely must. About 12:30 a.m. an Ovenbird began to talk. Before long, a...