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Reptiles & Amphibians
Our Month of March
View the May 2023 Nature Friend Study Guide I probably laughed out loud when I saw this foot-in-the-mouth shot. I have no idea where the “foot” comes from. Is it part of the critter? Many of you are...
Salamander Incubator
View the April 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Spotted Salamander eggs. Photo © Dana Atkinson. “Sooooo squishy!” George exclaimed as he cupped a grapefruit-sized salamander egg mass in both his...
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...
The Swimming Toads
View the March 2023 Nature Friend Magazine American toad singing. Photo © Kevin Shank. Once upon a Good Friday evening, I, with my family, which consists of four brothers and two sisters and Dad and...
Wise As a Serpent
View the March 2023 Nature Friend Magazine I glanced out the kitchen window one Monday morning. What was hanging out of the sparrow trap in the brush pile? It looked like a snake.I grabbed my...
Fairyland
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Pictures & Poems, January 2023
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You Can Draw a Green Sea Turtle
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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.
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...
Invisibles, September 2022
Creation Close-ups, July 2022: Widow Skimmer
Pictures and Poems, September 2022
A Grandma’s Story
Mudpuppy. Photo © Dreamstime.com. Grandma stood on the flat top of the stone wall, enjoying the cool evening air. A small spring-fed stream lined with stone walls flowed through the yard, under the...
