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Frogs and Toads
You Can Draw a Southern Bell Frog
In five steps, you can draw this southern bell frog too!
The Calls of the Wild
Instead of a barking dog, I found a porcupine bristled in a nearby clearing, warning me to stay away. I quickly left the alarmed creature alone. But it wasn’t the first time I have been surprised by the sounds of woodland animals.
Exploring Nature, May 2025
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Visit vernal pools and listen to the various species of frogs and toads. Watch their vocal sacs. Look for tadpoles developing. Take a wildflower hike and...
Frog City
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Have you ever gone frog-spotting? Come along with me in your imagination! Even better, give frog-spotting a try at your nearby frog pond. It is one of the...
In Anticipation of Spring
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive American Goldfinch. Photo © Cheryl Shank It is easy to enjoy winter when frosty clusters drifting from the sky turn the world into a snow globe. But when...
Exploring Nature, April 2024
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Just as farmers are hoping the spring dries up enough to get into the fields to mow hay, morel hunters are hoping for alternating rain and sunshine to...
Exploring Nature, February 2024
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive After a snowfall, look for fresh animal tracks to identify. Hunt for shed antlers. Maintain bird feeding stations with seeds and suet treats. In late...
Wonders of the Night
My Chosen Spot Contest First Place Winner A gray rain spattered dismally down on the dripping earth. Forlorn rivulets of water trickled through little gullies in the soil and were lost in the larger...
Caption This Frog
Tree frog. Photo © Dirk Ercken/Dreamstime.com. We invite you to submit your caption for this photograph of a tree frog in the Bolivian rain forest. The photograph will be used on the back of the...
The Swimming Toads
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 Mom, went down to our pond to fish. And...
