View the December 2022 Nature Friend Magazine Bobcat. Photo © Dogwood Ridge. The sun wasn’t up yet, but there were streaks of pink in the east. As I sat on a small bluff overlooking a field, a few...
Mammals
Weasel Ways
View the December 2022 Nature Friend Magazine Long-tailed weasel. Photo © Mlharing/iStock.com. The long-tailed weasel mother purred and nuzzled her six youngsters. They were over four weeks old and...
Study Guide Puzzles, December 2022
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Covers, December 2022
View the December 2022 Nature Friend Magazine Long-tailed Weasel in pine tree. Photo © Mlharing/iStock.com. Painted turtles. Photo © Cheryl Shank.
The Shed Hunt
View the December 2022 Nature Friend Magazine Shed elk antler. Photo © Harlyn Eby. “Okay, let’s go,” said Allyn as he jumped into the Dodge. The rest of us climbed in, and we set out for the...
Invisibles, November 2022
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Wondernose: What animal is named after both the mouse and the deer?
View the November 2022 Nature Friend Magazine Mouse deer. Photo © Lerwit Sasipreyajun/Dreamstime.com. No, this is not a deer mouse, Wondernose. You see, our mystery animal is neither a mouse nor a...
You Can Draw a Mule Deer
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Four-legged Furries
View the November 2022 Nature Friend Magazine Every Monday and Thursday morning my co-teacher and I meet on the road somewhere between her house and mine for a pleasant walk to school on the...
Creation Close-ups, November 2022: White-tailed Buck
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Favorite Focus, November 2022
View the November 2022 Nature Friend Study Guide Male Spruce Grouse. Photo © Lois Tschetter. I got my second lightning shot while we were visiting in Haiti. I was really hoping I could at least get...
Covers, October 2022
Long-eared Owl. Photo © Matt Amstutz. Bull elk in Grand Teton National Park. Photo © Jason Yoder.
Let’s Take a Hike: Elk
Elk in Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo © Mary Moore.
Pictures and Poems, October 2022
Wondernose: What animal has flippers that are up to fifteen feet long?
Humpback whale. Photo © Dreamstime.com. Flippers. That makes you think of seals and sea lions. Is the answer to our riddle some kind of huge sea lion, you ask?No. Unlike the sea lion, our mammal...
