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 Marlene Burkholder | May 1, 2023 | 2023, 05 May Story Contest, Articles & Stories, Birds, Contest, Kingfishers, Story Contest
View the May 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Belted Kingfisher at nest. Photos © Marlene Burkholder. One sunny May morning, I saw two kingfishers! I assumed they were just flying around and wouldn’t stay long. To my surprise, they seemed to be staying around. They would...
by Daniel Murray | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 08 August, Articles & Stories, Birds, Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, Chickadees & Titmice, Contest, Hummingbirds, Kingfishers, Waxwings
Spring Migration Bird Contest Grand Prize It is a typical Monday morning at work in mid-May. The weather has finally dried out following the wettest April on record, and the sun is trying to peak through the clouds. I am trimming and cabling a large Bloodgood maple in...
by Kevin Shank | Jun 3, 2022 | 2022, 06 June Readers' Issue, Birds, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Gamebirds, Kingfishers, Pictures and Poems, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes
by Andrea LaBelle, 16 | May 1, 2022 | 2022, 05 May Story Contest, Articles & Stories, Birds, Contest, Hawks, Eagles, & Kites, Kingfishers, Story Contest
It was the beginning of warmer weather, when the changing day length tells birds to begin their migration back north.This is a time that my family looks forward to, not only because we enjoy the warmth, but because we like the birds.Yes, birds.We have a pond in our...
by David J. Belleau | Apr 3, 2021 | 2021, 02, February, Articles & Stories, Birds, Kingfishers
Silently I walked through the trees, toward the lake. On the shore stood a bird-watching blind. I stepped inside and sat down to watch. A male Belted Kingfisher leaving its nest. Photo © Kevin Shank With a soft thump, something landed on the roof. What could it be? I...
by Scott Linstead and Steven Smith | Apr 3, 2021 | 2021, 02, February, Birds, Chickadees & Titmice, Covers, Kingfishers
Front cover: Belted Kingfisher with a minnow. Photo © Scott Linstead. Back Cover: Carolina Chickadees on Norway Spruce accented with hawthorne. Photo © Steven Smith.
