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2022

On a Starry Night in December

On a Starry Night in December

Dec 1, 2022

View the December 2022 Nature Friend Magazine “Papa! May Joshua, Michaela, and I sleep outside on Tuesday night to watch the Geminid meteor shower?” I questioned eagerly, looking up from the...

Nature’s Antics

Nature’s Antics

Dec 1, 2022

View the December 2022 Nature Friend Magazine Bobcat. Photo © Dogwood Ridge. The sun wasn’t up yet, but there were streaks of pink in the east. As I sat on a small bluff overlooking a field, a few...

Many, Many Meteors

Many, Many Meteors

Dec 1, 2022

View the December 2022 Nature Friend Magazine My brother and I stepped excitedly out of the darkened house into the exhilarating night air. The sky showed no sign of dawn, but in the west an...

Covers, December 2022

Covers, December 2022

Dec 1, 2022

View the December 2022 Nature Friend Magazine Long-tailed Weasel in pine tree. Photo © Mlharing/iStock.com. Painted turtles. Photo © Cheryl Shank.

Weasel Ways

Weasel Ways

Dec 1, 2022

View the December 2022 Nature Friend Magazine Long-tailed weasel. Photo © Mlharing/iStock.com. The long-tailed weasel mother purred and nuzzled her six youngsters. They were over four weeks old and...

Caption This Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Caption This Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Dec 1, 2022

View the December 2022 Nature Friend Magazine Ruby-crowned Kinglet eating dogwood berries. "If only I could stand on my tip-toes..." We invite you to submit your caption for this Ruby-crowned...

Honk! Quack!

Honk! Quack!

Dec 1, 2022

View the December 2022 Nature Friend Magazine Snow Geese flying. Photo © Matt Anderson/Dreamstime.com. One sunny day we decided to go to Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area. After driving a ways,...