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Birds

Thump, Chirp, Thump—Gobble

Thump, Chirp, Thump—Gobble

Feb 1, 2023

View the February 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Ocellated Turkey. Photo CC-BY-SA-4.0. Several high-pitched chirps with accompanying low “thumps” split the gray light of the early Mexican morning. They...

Turkina

Turkina

Jan 1, 2023

View the January Nature Friend Magazine Wild Turkey hen. Photo © Linda Lombardo/Dreamstime.com. My nephew and I were in the field behind our old house, when suddenly he pointed up the field and...

Chickens in the Garden

Chickens in the Garden

Jan 1, 2023

View the January Nature Friend Study Guide Photo © Natalie Board/Dreamstime.com. In previous articles, we have looked at the importance of underground livestock such as earthworms, nematodes,...

What We Learned Yesterday

What We Learned Yesterday

Jan 1, 2023

View the January Nature Friend Study Guide This is the result from my first effort. The camera was handheld. Photo © Kevin Shank. “The bird must be here,” I stated to the family as we approached the...

Winter Warbler Wonder

Winter Warbler Wonder

Jan 1, 2023

View the January Nature Friend Magazine MacGillivray's Warbler. Photo © Cheryl Shank. I reread the checklist comments: “Potential MacGillivray’s or COWA/MOWA…Found and photographed better the next...