View the December 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Male Hairy Woodpecker (top) and female Downy Woodpecker (bottom). Photo © Alan Schroeder.
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Let’s Take a Hike, November 2023: White-breasted Nuthatch
View the November 2023 Nature Friend Magazine White-breasted Nuthatch. Photo © Anna Boggs.
Let’s Take a Hike, October 2023: Tiger Swallowtail
View the October 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Tiger swallowtail on lilac. Photo © Faithe Delmore.
Let’s Take a Hike, September 2023: Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
View the September 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Ruby-throated Hummingbird nest. Photo © Kevin Shank. We had barely finished photographing the nest featured in the August issue, when Cheryl spotted...
Let’s Take a Hike, August 2023: Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
View the August 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird feeding young. Photo © Kevin Shank.
Let’s Take a Hike, July 2023: Eastern Bluebird
View the July 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Eastern Bluebird. Photo © Anna Boggs.
Let’s Take a Hike, June 2023: Niagara Falls
View the June 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Niagara Falls. Photo © Renae Weaver.
Let’s Take a Hike, May 2023: Nightjar
View the May 2023 Nature Friend Magazine See story "Meeting Mrs. Nightjar." Photo © Clement Martin.
Let’s Take a Hike: Indian Paintbrush
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It Always Rains on Salamander Night!
View the March 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Spotted Salamander. Photo © Dana Atkinson. “Grandpa,” said George, “why are we going out in the rain? In the DARK?”“Well,” I said, “because tonight is...
Let’s Take a Hike: Sun Pillar
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.
Let’s Take a Hike: Tufted Titmouse
View the January Nature Friend Magazine Tufted Titmouse alighting on a Norway Spruce. Photo © Steven Smith.
Let’s Take a Hike: Snow Geese
View the December 2022 Nature Friend Magazine Snow Geese flock. Photo © Matt Anderson/Dreamstime.com.
Let’s Take a Hike: Cartwheel Galaxy
View the November 2022 Nature Friend Magazine Cartwheel Galaxy. Photo by James Webb Space Telescope and the NIRCam instrument.
Let’s Take a Hike: Elk
Elk in Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo © Mary Moore.