by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2023 | 2023, 05 May Story Contest, Articles & Stories, Birds, Canines, Carnivores, Mammals, Pictures and Poems, Swallows
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by Isaac J. Lengacher | Apr 1, 2023 | 2023, 04 April, Birds, Swallows
View the April 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Last year I enjoyed watching Barn Swallows nesting and hatching babies in our barn. I even got to watch a pair build a brand-new nest constructed of mud and straw.One steamy day I was outside when my mom asked me if I had...
by Kevin Shank | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 08 August, Birds, Contest, Herons, Egrets, & Bitterns, Hummingbirds, Shorebirds, Swallows, Warblers, Woodpeckers
Least Bittern. Photo © Peter Shirk, 16. Barn Swallow. Photo © Alva Steury Jr. Rufous Hummingbird. Photo © Alvin Clair Auker. Great Blue Heron. Photo © Gabriel Schneider. Pileated Woodpecker. Photo © Jarrett Martin. Hairy Woodpecker. Photo © Josiah Olson. Green Heron....
by Kevin Shank | Oct 22, 2021 | 2021, 10 October Bonus Reader's Issue, Articles & Stories, Birds, Exploring Nature, Fish, Gulls, Terns, & Skimmers, Hawks, Eagles, & Kites, Herons, Egrets, & Bitterns, Mammals, Plants & Fungi, Swallows, Trees, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes
Photo ©Kevin Shank The Shenandoah Valley and surrounding mountains will likely be ablaze in peak fall foliage color the second or third weekend.October is the peak migration time for hawks, cormorants, water birds, gulls, and seabirds at Cape May, NJ. Terns, egrets,...