I had been discouraged about birding this spring, until that morning…
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Birding ‘Round the Clock
I sat down at my desk and started writing as fast as I could hear them…
Even New Mexico Has Birds
Birding With Friends Second Place Winner View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Photo © Daniel Martin. The early morning air was fresh and cool. Dark trees loomed around two gray forms moving...
A Day With the Birds
Birding With Friends Grand Prize Winner View the full issue in the Magazine Archive The old gray minivan gave an arthritic creak and jerked to a stop just as the house door swung open and Magenta’s...
Birding at Nature Friend
Such noise! The birds were fussing, scolding, screaming, and downright hollering at the top of their little lungs, if birds holler.
What Is a Hug From God?
“Let’s go for a walk!”
Ah! I used to be a part of that…
Tips to Birds
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Swainson's Warbler singing from a branch. Photo © epantha|iStockphoto.com. What was Cheryl telling Bethany? We were at a family reunion in Kentucky, and...
Crystal Lake, Here We Come
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Crystal Lake, Montana. Photo by National Forest Service. The four of us looked upward. Would we? Could we? It was 1:45. Our guide had suggested 5:00 as an...
Exploring Nature, May 2026
Nature highlights for May.
January Birding
“Owl!” I yelped as I quickly swung my binoculars around. We got just a glimpse of the disappearing bird.
Exploring Nature, December 2025
Nature highlights for December.
A Day to Remember
We had just pulled into the parking lot when a car drove past us, slowed, and a man inside yelled, “There’s a Bald Eagle in that tree over there!”
A Bird in the Hand
I don’t know what it was about the third try. Maybe I waited longer than usual, or maybe…
Hand-feeding Birds
It wasn’t long before a Dark-eyed Juncos perched itself on my hand and began to feed…
I Spy!
Suddenly I saw her plummet to the ground. Oh, I thought, maybe she found her dinner! I waited, hoping to see her rise with a rabbit in her talons. Nothing happened…