View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Obviously, this bird received its name from its mournful “coo, coo, coo.” In spite of its dull coloring, this is really a handsome and unique bird. A...
2024
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan—ATLAS) Is (Hopefully) Here!
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Am I crazy…walking out the lane at 3:00 a.m. just to try to see a comet? When I got to the mailbox, I looked up. There was the comet, all right, just...
Autumn Splendor
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Fall foliage. Photo © Marlin Shank. Do you have a favorite season of the year? Difficult to decide, isn’t it? God is a God of beauty, and each season has...
Introduction to How Pigments Work
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Light is a form of energy that can act as both waves and subatomic particles called photons. Each wavelength of light corresponds with photons of a...
The Hunter Becomes the Hunted
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Watch this! I thought to myself. I think that spider-hunting wasp is about to become a spider’s prey.I had just noticed the mud wasp, in this case a blue...
End of the Trail, October 2024: Fall Foliage
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Fall foliage. Photo © Susannah Leck.
Study Guide Puzzles, October 2024
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Observing the Moon
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive The Moon can be both a bane and a blessing to the amateur astronomer. Moonlight renders faint deep sky objects invisible, and it washes out even the...
Camp & Cabin Cookin’, October 2024
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Shrimp Poppers —Submitted by the Shank family 20 extra large shrimp 10 jalapeño peppers 10-20 strips thin bacon Cream cheese filling: 4 oz cream cheese 1...
Favorite Focus, October 2024
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive A few days ago I saw a clearwing hummingbird moth on our butterfly bush. I took a bunch of photos. This is my favorite one. Photo © Joshua Lloyd. As I...
Preparing Your Garden for Rest
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive One of the blessings most North American gardeners enjoy is the cyclical nature of the pastime. While I have written about the joy of season extension and...
Covers, September 2024
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Photo © Samuelsgraphics|Dreamstime.com. Caption This Cougar Kitten. Photo © Holly Kuchera|Dreamstime.com.
Let’s Take a Hike, September 2024: Fall Foliage
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Fall foliage in Prince Edward Island. Photo © Rosalie Wood.
Sharing Friendship
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Sharing Birding Contest Honorable Mention As I’m the only birder in our family, I’ve often wondered what a birding spree would be like with my siblings....
From the Editor’s Quill, September 2024
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