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2022

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,...

The Shed Hunt

The Shed Hunt

Dec 1, 2022

View the December 2022 Nature Friend Magazine Shed elk antler. Photo © Harlyn Eby. “Okay, let’s go,” said Allyn as he jumped into the Dodge. The rest of us climbed in, and we set out for the...

Cetus

Cetus

Dec 1, 2022

View the December Nature Friend Study Guide NGC 253. Photo © CC by 3.0. The southern sky is nearly devoid of bright stars on evenings in late autumn and early winter. Cetus, the Whale, is a...

The Greatest Houseplant Ever?

The Greatest Houseplant Ever?

Dec 1, 2022

View the December Nature Friend Study Guide The poinsettia is probably the most popular potted flower in U.S. history—at least in terms of pots sold. Last year around thirty-five million pots of...