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...
Nature Nugget
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...
Turkina
View the January Nature Friend Magazine Wild Turkey hen. Photo © Linda Lombardo/Dreamstime.com. My nephew and I were in the field behind our old house, when suddenly he pointed up the field and...
A Fiery Ball
In August, Dad decided to take the family to Cherry Springs Park in Pennsylvania, which has the darkest night sky east of the Mississippi River. We ventured out with food, binoculars, tents, our...
The Sparrows’ Mobile Home!
“Did you know,” Grandpa asked, “that in my truck there is a nest of birds?”“What!?” I replied. “I hope they are okay.”“Oh, yes, yes. They are just fine. The papa and mama birds have put them in...
A Hen’s “Mousey” Morsel
One evening as I started my chores, I suddenly heard a persistent, high-pitched “SQUEAK…SQUEAK.” Was it a mouse? Photo © Nimkittikul/Dreamstime.com I quickly peered in the direction of the sound....
No Fish Tale
Spring was on the calendar and in the air. Bright sunshine, warm temperatures, and clear blue skies beckoned winter-weary children of all ages outdoors to enjoy God’s beautiful creation. River...
