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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...

Banding Saw-whets

Banding Saw-whets

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive “They’re banding owls tonight!” my brother Nicholas exclaimed at the supper table.“Really?” I asked. “What time does it start?”“The announcement at the...

Our Crane Creek Birding Expedition

Our Crane Creek Birding Expedition

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Sharing Birding Contest Second Place Winner Our big white van turned into a long gravel lane with a sign ushering us to Crane Creek in Ohio. My brothers...

Covers, August 2024

Covers, August 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Great Horned Owl. Photo © David Sheldon Wright. Yellow Warbler. Photo © Robert Frazer.

Favorite Focus, July 2024

Favorite Focus, July 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Photo © Joy Penner. West Texas storm. Photos © Anna Schmitt. Northern lights. Photo © Robert Frazer. Gray squirrel. Photo © Nathan Leinbach. Barred Owl....

Favorite Focus, June 2024

Favorite Focus, June 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Iceberg Creek flowing out of Iceberg Lake in Glacier National Park. Photo © Aaron Stalter. Photo © Riley Kropf. Photo © Ben Fehr. Barred Owl. Photo ©...

Photographing Owls in Flight

Photographing Owls in Flight

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Eastern Screech-Owl catching a mouse. Photo © Dogwood Ridge. Only a few minutes had passed, and already a screech owl had flown over our setup. From their...

Whoo, Hoo, Hooo’s Home?

Whoo, Hoo, Hooo’s Home?

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Owls are a fascinating family of birds. Most of them hunt at night and roost in some secluded spot during daylight hours. They are often heard but seldom...

Covers, April 2024

Covers, April 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Red phase Eastern Screech-Owl. Photo © Robert Strickland. Northern Cardinal. Photo © Dogwood Ridge.

Focus Illustrated, February 2024

Focus Illustrated, February 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive I was intrigued by this Northern Pygmy Owl photo as soon as I saw it. What a splendid photo opportunity Josiah had. My fingers itched, though, to do a few...