by Kevin Shank | Mar 1, 2023 | 2023, 03 March, Art Contest, Birds, Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, Contest, Herons, Egrets, & Bitterns, Hummingbirds, Owls, Pictures and Poems, Shorebirds, Stilts and Avocets, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes
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by Kevin Shank | Apr 5, 2022 | 2022, 04 April, Birds, Contest, Owls, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes, Woodpeckers
First Place Winner Great Horned Owl. Artwork © Lynette Miller, 17. Second Place Winner Wood Duck pair. Artwork © Reuben Miller, 16. Third Place Winner Red-bellied Woodpecker. Artwork © Laura Smucker, 15.
by Kevin Shank | Apr 5, 2022 | 2022, 04 April, Birds, Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, Contest, Owls, Wrens
First Place Winner Baltimore Oriole. Artwork © Elizabeth Boggs, 12. Second Place Winner Barn Owl. Artwork © Blessing Langham, 12. Third Place Winner House Wren. Artwork © John Mark Ramer, 12. About the Wild Bird Art Contest A big thanks to each of you who...
by Kevin Shank | Apr 4, 2022 | 2022, 04 April, Birds, Contest, Hawks, Eagles, & Kites, Hummingbirds
First Place Winner Osprey. Artwork © Dawn Burkholder, 16. Second Place Winner Broad-billed Hummingbirds at cardinal flower. Artwork © Mark Brueggemann, 14. Third Place Winner Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Artwork © Anne Hein, 15. About the Wild Bird Art Contest A big...
by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2022 | 2022, 04 April, Birds, Contest, Covers, Fish, Herons, Egrets, & Bitterns, Hummingbirds
Great Blue Heron and pumpkinseed sunfish. Artwork © Michael Stauffer. Broad-billed Hummingbirds at cardinal flower. Artwork © Mark Brueggemann, 14.
by Sharon Newswanger | Apr 1, 2022 | 2022, 04 April, Birds, Contest, Let's Take a Hike, Thrushes
Baby American Robin. Artwork © Sharon Newswanger, 15. About the Wild Bird Art Contest A big thanks to each of you who participated. We very much enjoyed seeing your work.Judging the work was quite a challenge. We invited an artist to join us in the decision process....
by Kevin Shank | Apr 1, 2022 | 2022, 04 April, Birds, Contest, Crows, Jays, & Magpies, Herons, Egrets, & Bitterns, Owls
First Place Winner Great Blue Heron and pumpkinseed sunfish. Artwork © Michael Stauffer. Second Place Winner Blue Jay. Artwork © Lois Tschetter. Third Place Winner Snowy Owl. Artwork © Aneta Koehn. About the Wild Bird Art Contest A big thanks to each of you who...
by Kevin Shank | Mar 1, 2022 | 2022, 03 March, Articles & Stories, Contest, From the Editor's Quill
This was a fun issue to compile. To begin with, content came from an assortment of activities that you readers participated in. They included Birding With Friends, Nature Night, Creative Writing Contest, and a “Learning by Doing” going back to a Flower Planter contest...
by Kevin Shank | Sep 20, 2021
When: Now to January 31, 2022.Who: Subscribers to Nature Friend. Three groups: 12-down, 13-17, 18-upRules1. Choose the bird species, and place it in a habitat, or engaged in an activity. Give this your best shot.2. Choose the medium.3. 8” x 10” minimum size.4. Submit...