Rodents

Packrat Treasures

Packrat Treasures

View the August 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Bushy-tailed woodrat. Photo © Melani Wright|Dreamstime.com. So often when people hear the word “rat,” they shudder and think of the big black rats in the...

My Careless Little Friends

My Careless Little Friends

View the June 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Photo © Jason Rich/Dreamstime.com. Exciting things are always happening to other people. They get to hold chickadees, touch grackles, make pets of fawns…the...

A Squirrelly Visitor

A Squirrelly Visitor

View the February 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Red squirrel. Photo © Dreamstime.com. It was a balmy Wednesday afternoon when I dressed in hunting garb, took my crossbow, and started through the back...