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Butterflies, Moths & Skippers

Hummer Delights

Hummer Delights

Aug 1, 2023

View the August 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Ruby-throated Hummingbird nest. Photo © Kevin Shank. I perched on scaffolding, twenty feet above a quiet country road. Across the road, Roaring Creek...

Favorite Focus, June 2023

Favorite Focus, June 2023

Jun 1, 2023

View the June 2023 Nature Friend Study Guide Bald Eagle nest. Photo © Melody Burkholder. Scott's Oriole. Photo © Katherine Hawk. A clouded sulphur butterfly visits a prairie verbena. Photo © Matthew...

The Tachinid Fly Disaster

The Tachinid Fly Disaster

May 1, 2023

View the May 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Photo © JjGouin/Dreamstime.com. I guess it started when a lady said she had a monarch caterpillar for us along with some milkweed to feed it. Although we...

In Search of Monarchs

In Search of Monarchs

May 1, 2023

View the May 2023 Nature Friend Magazine They say ignorance is bliss. In some ways, I wish I had never taken that summer evening walk.“Mom, could I head out and look for monarchs again?”I’d waited...

Mr. Spicebush

Mr. Spicebush

Apr 1, 2023

View the April 2023 Nature Friend Magazine A close up of a 5th instar spicebush swallowtail caterpillar. Photo © iStock.com. The orange caterpillar inched along the stick. Every so often he paused...