by Jessica Tschetter | Jul 1, 2023 | 2023, 07 July, Articles & Stories, Birds, Gamebirds, Sparrows, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes
View the July 2023 Nature Friend Magazine Spruce Grouse. Photo © Jessica Tschetter. It’s early May. Summer is now installed, and so is the itch to find and photograph summer wildlife—in me anyway. The sunny afternoon seemed an ideal time to go prowling around the...
by Kevin Shank | Nov 1, 2022 | 2022, 11 November, Birds, Favorite Focus, Gamebirds, Mammals, Plants & Fungi, Reptiles & Amphibians, Stilts and Avocets, Study Guide, The Photo Focus
View the November 2022 Nature Friend Study Guide Male Spruce Grouse. Photo © Lois Tschetter. I got my second lightning shot while we were visiting in Haiti. I was really hoping I could at least get one lightning photo before we left. Finally, the last night we were...
by Rebecca Martin | Dec 8, 2021 | 2021, 12 December, Articles & Stories, Birds, Gamebirds, Wondernose
You and I consider it normal to own one coat for winter, one for spring and fall, and one for summer. But that’s not so common for the birds. Yes, a few birds do have two sets of plumage, but three is rare. Not only does our mystery bird have three “coats,” but the...
