Cedar-apple rust. Photos © Dreamstime.com. “Hey, let’s see if there’s a nest in here,” I said to my little sister. We had accidentally frightened a pair of Mourning Doves from a stout cedar tree....
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Tea Light Holders
Chain Bird Word Search
Contest and Event Reminders
October 2022, End of the Trail: B. Reynolds Falls
B. Reynolds Falls, Ricketts Glen State Park, PA. Photo © John Friesen.
Study Guide Puzzles, October 2022
Tree Fruits, Part 1
Apple orchard. Photo © Dreamstime.com. When are the two best times to plant a fruit tree? The best time was ten years ago! The second best time is this spring or fall, depending on your climate.If...
Camp & Cabin Cookin’, October 2022
Recipes: Empanadas, Pico de Gallo. Recipes: Carrot Cake, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Whoopie Pies.
Thinking Outside the Box
Box? Did you say box? The large owl was sitting on a branch, silhouetted against a gorgeous sunset of orange and reds. The branch he was on, the trunk he was beside, were flawless—splendid props for...
Focus Illustrated, October 2022
Favorite Focus, October 2022
From the Editor’s Quill, September 2022
Covers, September 2022
Coppersmith Barbet. Photo © Dreamstime.com. Basset hound and common sailor butterfly. Photo © Dreamstime.com.
Bird Day
Prothonotary Warbler. Photo © Dogwood Ridge. The adventure started at dawn. The young birders still slept. The lovely smell of honeysuckle braced the morning. As the early rain squall dripped to...
