One day while out hunting, Dad saw two young deer come along the trail…
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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…
The Playful Duet
A flicker of motion near the timber caught my eye…a second rabbit, cautiously hopping into view.
Woodchuck Wanderings
Never did I think what might happen if a dog and a wild animal were to meet face to face with no restraints. But I was soon to find out.
Hand-feeding Birds
It wasn’t long before a Dark-eyed Juncos perched itself on my hand and began to feed…
The Mouse Patrol
My aunt was at the lake, relaxing on the shore, when she noticed a heron creeping stealthily up a steep bank toward the road, step…by…step…
Wolves!
It was getting very dusky, almost too dark to see. I was about to get up from my seat on the dried-out mudflat, when I saw a black shadow in my peripheral vision.
Hungry Hawk Trouble
I think the trouble all began back in 2017 when we purchased a bunch of bantam chickens. Everything was going well, no trouble at all, until one day…
From the Editor’s Quill, July 2025
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