by Kevin Shank | Jul 1, 2023 | 2023, 07 July, Birds, Gamebirds, Kingfishers, Owls, Pictures and Poems, Plants & Fungi, Swallows, Wildflowers
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by Kevin Shank | Oct 1, 2022 | 2022, 10 October Bonus Readers' Issue, Articles & Stories, Birds, Owls, Study Guide, The Photo Focus
Box? Did you say box? The large owl was sitting on a branch, silhouetted against a gorgeous sunset of orange and reds. The branch he was on, the trunk he was beside, were flawless—splendid props for this photo that was only etched in my imagination.How can a person...
by Ezra Looy | Sep 1, 2022 | 2022, 09 September, Articles & Stories, Birds, Contest, Finches, Crossbills, & Grosbeaks, Hawks, Eagles, & Kites, Nuthatches, Owls, Warblers, Woodpeckers, Wrens
Blue-winged Warbler. Photo © Dogwood Ridge. Before I started my twenty-four-hour birding adventure, I knelt beside our creek and looked into the water. As I did, I prayed for a successful birding day, and I thanked God for the opportunity to do this contest.To start,...
by Julia Dutill | Apr 7, 2022 | 2022, 04 April, Articles & Stories, Birds, Herons, Egrets, & Bitterns, Owls, Reptiles & Amphibians, Study Guide, The Photo Focus
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Photo © Julia Dutill. If you ever have the chance to visit Charleston, South Carolina, I would suggest you visit a lovely public gardens close by—Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. When we visited South Carolina, my father and I got a...
by Maria Carver | Jul 28, 2021 | 2021, 08, August, Articles & Stories, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Mammals, Plants & Fungi, Wildflowers
Treasure hunts are lots of fun, aren’t they? The suspense of knowing that something special is hidden, prolonged by the fact that it takes effort to find! It was with that sort of feeling that we hopped out of the car at Campbell Valley Park—our starting point for the...
