Never did I think what might happen if a dog and a wild animal were to meet face to face with no restraints. But I was soon to find out.
2025
Which One Is Different? Why?
Which bird does not fit each group?
You Can Draw a Red-headed Woodpecker Submissions
Children’s submissions for You Can Draw a Red-headed Woodpecker lesson.
You Can Draw a Black Phoebe on Rose of Sharon
In five steps, you can draw a Black Phoebe too!
Hand-feeding Birds
It wasn’t long before a Dark-eyed Juncos perched itself on my hand and began to feed…
The Mouse Patrol
My aunt was at the lake, relaxing on the shore, when she noticed a heron creeping stealthily up a steep bank toward the road, step…by…step…
Wolves!
It was getting very dusky, almost too dark to see. I was about to get up from my seat on the dried-out mudflat, when I saw a black shadow in my peripheral vision.
Exploring Nature, October 2025
Nature highlights for October.
Hungry Hawk Trouble
I think the trouble all began back in 2017 when we purchased a bunch of bantam chickens. Everything was going well, no trouble at all, until one day…
In Which a Water Lily Leaf Blows Bubbles and We Meet a Very Shy Caterpillar
Bubbles? Did I just see a lily pad blowing bubbles?
Study Guide Puzzles, October 2025
Can you identify these raptors?
Covers, September 2025
Check out this cute long-tailed weasel, and then read the story behind the photo!
Let’s Take a Hike, September 2025: Bull Elk
Just another morning under the pine tree…
Autumn Trails
Come with me on another nature outing. Why is “fall” a name for this lovely season? What falls in the fall?
From the Editor’s Quill, September 2025
Read the September editorial and dig deeper into the magazine with the scavenger hunt!