Lightning flickered in the west. Invisible waves of wind rocked the treetops. Would it rain? The dry ground could use it.“If there is a storm tonight, I might leave when it is over and go to Salt...
2023
Focus Illustrated and Favorite Focus, September 2023
Weeds—How to Manage Them
Mankind’s struggle with weeds is almost as old as life on earth. Since the very first man, almost all of those who have been involved in producing food have had to do something about unwanted native...
Covers, August 2023
Hummer Delights
Ruby-throated Hummingbird nest. Photo © Kevin Shank. I perched on scaffolding, twenty feet above a quiet country road. Across the road, Roaring Creek slipped and slid, curved and churned its way to...
Let’s Take a Hike, August 2023: Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird feeding young. Photo © Kevin Shank.
From the Editor’s Quill, August 2023
Invisibles, August 2023: Komodo Dragon
Nature Poetry Contest Winners
Wondernose: What animal has most of its stomach in its legs?
Sea spider. Photo © Francesco Ricciardi/iStock.com. That’s almost too weird to be true, isn’t it, Wondernose? But we don’t make up these stories. Let me tell you why this animal has its stomach (and...
Creation Close-ups, August 2023
Mailbox, August 2023
One Busy Mom
Female Common Grackle feeding a fledgling. Photo © Olivia Seger/Dreamstime.com. Out in the sunny yard, a Common Grackle flies toward the cedar shrub. Perching on top, she looks around cautiously....
You Can Draw a Yellow Warbler Submissions
