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...
Reptiles & Amphibians
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...
Wondernose: What animal has teeth growing from its spine?
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Now, Wondernose, I suppose you are imaging some kind of fish with sharp pegs sticking up from its back. But no, our mystery animal’s teeth grow...
Lizard Life
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Komodo dragon. Photo © Sergey Uryadnikov|Dreamstime.com. Basking under Indonesia’s morning sun, the largest lizard alive lay still. Because the...
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...
Creation Close-ups, September 2023
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...
Our Month of March
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 sending us your March submissions for the...
You Can Draw a Sea Turtle Submissions
Salamander Incubator
Spotted Salamander eggs. Photo © Dana Atkinson. “Sooooo squishy!” George exclaimed as he cupped a grapefruit-sized salamander egg mass in both his hands.His chuckles caused the jello-like cluster of...
Fairyland
Wise As a Serpent
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 binoculars to get a closer look. Sure enough, it...
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...