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Birding ‘Round the Clock
I sat down at my desk and started writing as fast as I could hear them…
Caption This Painted Bunting
Submit your favorite caption for this Painting Bunting on ice.
The Milky Way
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Milky Way over Straker Lake. Photo © Steven Russell Smith. The Milky Way is a very ordinary-sounding name for an extraordinary subject. It describes the...
In Our Skies, September and October 2026
A calendar of astronomical events
Opportunity Day
I had been discouraged about birding this spring, until that morning…
Mushroom Hunt
Find the mushroom names hidden in these sentences.
Study Guide Puzzles, September 2026
Practice identifying challenging fall warblers!
Skunk Spray Go Away!
It was with less humor and more odor, that we dutifully prepared a skunk story for Nature Friend, that evening in 2008…
What Is a Hug From God?
“Let’s go for a walk!”
Ah! I used to be a part of that…
Invisibles, August 2026: Red Fox
Can you find the objects hidden in this drawing of a red fox?
An Occul What?
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Moon and Venus, June 17, 2026. Photo © Adrian and Kevin Shank. “Did you hear there will be an occultation?”“An occul what?”“An occultation! The Moon will...
Pictures & Poems, August 2026
Enjoy this artwork from our young readers!
A Raid by Slave-making Ants
Come, look! The ants are “beating the war drums.”
Creation Close-ups, August 2026
Enjoy these nature moments from our readers!