Barn Swallow Rescue

Barn Swallow Rescue

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...
Big Day Birding

Big Day Birding

Canada Warbler. Photo © Dogwood Ridge. On May 13, 2022, my brother and I, along with five others, joined my grandfather on a big day birding trip. My grandfather, Andrew Troyer, keeps an annual big day birding trip in the first or second week of May. We always have a...
A Week by the Creek

A Week by the Creek

Stream and wild lupines. Photo © Dreamstime.com. With a last cautious effort, the sun finally peeked over the eastern horizon. Gaining confidence, it rose fully, flooding the earth with its warmth and light. The mist covering the vales protestingly writhed in an...