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2023, 02 February

The Amazing American Eel

The Amazing American Eel

Feb 1, 2023

View the February 2023 Nature Friend Magazine American eels. Photo © Michael Wood/Dreamstime.com. Far away in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean is a sea called the Sargasso Sea. It is a gigantic...

Stargazing Chills

Stargazing Chills

Feb 1, 2023

View the February 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Bubble Nebula and open star cluster M52. Photo © Shaphan Shank. Oh, no, I thought as I stepped out the door. Supper was over and darkness was falling....

A Squirrelly Visitor

A Squirrelly Visitor

Feb 1, 2023

View the February 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Red squirrel. Photo © Dreamstime.com. It was a balmy Wednesday afternoon when I dressed in hunting garb, took my crossbow, and started through the back...

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...

Covers, February 2023

Covers, February 2023

Feb 1, 2023

View the February 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Ice bells. Photo © Kevin Shank. Male Northern Cardinal. Photo © Cheryl Shank.

Frosty Bubbles

Frosty Bubbles

Feb 1, 2023

View the February 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Frozen soap bubble. Photo © Don Komarechka. The clear globe with frost patterns caught my eye. I had to do a double-take. Just what was I seeing?...

Let’s Take a Hike: Sun Pillar

Let’s Take a Hike: Sun Pillar

Feb 1, 2023

View the February 2023 Nature Friend Magazine The day after Christmas, John Friesen captured this photo of a sun pillar nine minutes before sunrise. Photo © John Friesen.

Our Hoary Redpoll Pursuits

Our Hoary Redpoll Pursuits

Feb 1, 2023

View the February 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Hoary Redpoll. Photo © Simonas Minkevius/Dreamstime.com. Two years ago, the winter brought some unusual birds to us from the North country. One of these...