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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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Ruffed Grouse drumming. Photo © Allen Shank.— Allen’s Story —
Thump- thump- thump b-b -d-d-d-d-D-D-D-D-d-d-d-d-d. I sat upright in my chair. There on the log it was, a beautiful Ruffed Grouse.
About a month earlier, I was walking through our woods between the house and greenhouse, when I suddenly heard a grouse drumming very close to me. I turned around, and there, about 20 yards/meters away, was a grouse sitting on a log.
After that discovery, my brother Darren quickly tried to get some photos of the drumming grouse for a photo contest he was abou ..read more
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Limpkin. Photo © Svetlana Foote|Dreamstime.com.
Something moved in the weeds along the shoreline. It was bulky and slow. With a heavy body and long neck and legs, it waded in the water, high-stepping all the way. Its long thick bill curved slightly downward. The bird used it to probe the shore for apple snails, its favorite food.
Finding one, the bird turned with it to solid ground where it worked to remove the snail from its shell. The tip of its bill curved slightly to the right, which helped in plucking out the snail.
Then back it went to the wa ..read more
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By the third week in May, bird migration is winding down. The resident birds are nesting or even feeding young. It’s time to check several areas where unusual or rare birds have been reported.
My friend Alan and I left early one frosty morning, heading south into the next county. On a power line cut through heavy hardwood forests, the right-of-way was covered with low bushes. Here we found Common Yellowthroat, Northern Mockingbird, Eastern Towhee, Blue-winged and Golden-winged Warblers, Field Sparrow, and our target bird, the Lawrence’s Warbler. He ..read more
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Spotted Eagle-Owl. Photo © Ian Landis ..read more