by Kevin Shank | Dec 1, 2022 | 2022, 12 December, Covers, Mammals, Reptiles & Amphibians
View the December 2022 Nature Friend Magazine Long-tailed Weasel in pine tree. Photo © Mlharing/iStock.com. Painted turtles. Photo © Cheryl Shank.
by Judah Yoder | Nov 1, 2022 | 2022, 11 November, Articles & Stories, Birds, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Gamebirds, Herons, Egrets, & Bitterns, Thrushes, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes
View the November 2022 Nature Friend Magazine Wood Duck drake swimming. Photo © Cheryl Shank. Slowly, quietly, yet steadily, I crept along, my binoculars in hand. Surely I can sneak in here without some duck, goose, or beaver announcing their displeasure at my...
by Eugene Martin | Jul 20, 2021 | 2021, 08, August, Flycatchers, Plants & Fungi, The Birders' Trail, Wildflowers
The morning was pleasantly breezy. As I snatched a wildflower guide plus pen and paper, I could feel that I was in for an adventure or two. This would be my first wildflower hunt, and I was somewhat new to identifying them, although I am an avid birder. But it sounded...
