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Nature Friend Magazine is helping families explore the wonders of God's creation. Read all about the different kinds of bird species and a lot more with the Mature Friend Magazine. Nature Friend magazine, begun in 1983, was produced mainly by the Stanley and Janice Brubaker family of Goshen, Indiana, owners of Pilgrim Publishers.
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Eastern Bluebird. Photo © Steve Byland/Dreamstime.com.
One beautiful spring morning, I noticed a pair of bluebirds checking out the wren house on our deck. They flitted in front of the hole and tried to squeeze through, but to no avail.
A couple of days later, I again noticed the pair trying to squeeze through the entrance. They really must be desperate for a house to raise their nestlings in, I mused.
A week later, I nailed a bluebird house about 6 feet (2 m) from the wren house and hoped they would find it. Soon I heard their melodious chattering ..read more
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Oops there, Wondernose. You didn’t listen carefully to my riddle if you think the woodpecker is the answer. Woodpeckers make holes in wood by hammering with their beaks. But our mystery bird digs in the soil, not in wood.
Like woodpeckers, these birds have strong necks, heads, and bills. It takes strength to hammer holes in hard, dry soil. Many of these birds live in desert areas, you see. Their purpose for digging is to find insects for food. We usually picture birds on the wing or high up in trees, don’t we? But these mystery birds are ground dwel ..read more
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Owls are a fascinating family of birds. Most of them hunt at night and roost in some secluded spot during daylight hours. They are often heard but seldom seen, especially the woodland dwellers.
This was the spring for the owls here at our home. The three screech owl boxes scattered around our house were all used throughout winter into spring. Their young have fledged and are now hunting around our house almost every night.
One evening in early April, we heard the long “Whooo” call of a Long-Eared Owl several times. The following night we heard its ..read more
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