Table of contents:
Let’s Take a Hike : Mute Swan / Michael Rossacci. p. 2.
The Birders’ Trail : Paddle Slowly–Eagles at Work/ Aden Troyer. p. 3.
From the Editor’s Quill / Kevin Shank. p. 4.
Invisibles / Titus Martin. p. 5.
Winter Wonderland / Titus Martin. p. 6.
Pictures & Poems. p. 8.
Wondernose : Wildlife Wondernose Question #160: What mammal may eat as much as one-fifth of its body weight in a single meal? / Rebecca Martin. p. 10.
Creation Close-Ups. p. 12.
The Mailbox. p. 13.
You Can Draw…Summer Apples from August. p. 14.
You Can Draw…a Tufted Titmouse / Judy Kauffman. p. 15.
The Feathers of the Owl / Rachael Lancashire. p. 16.
Baobab–The Upside-Down Tree. p. 18.
The Geminids / Eric Flutz. p. 19.
“They offered unto him…gold…” / Bethany Shank. p. 20.
Not pyrite… / Elizabeth Ann Shenk. p. 21.
Masked Amphibian / Beverly J. Letchworth. p. 22.
Story Contest and Readers’ Issue Rules. p. 23.
Learning by Doing : An Ice Green Treat for Wildlife / Dianna Overholt. p. 24.
Who’s That Bird? (word search) / Kris MacLeod. p. 26.
End of the Trail : Northern Cardinal and Dark-eyed Junco / Michael Shirk. p. 27.
Editors: Kevin & Bethany Shank.
Nature Friend, Vol. 33, No. 12, December 2015, monthly, $40, 28 pages. ISSN: 0888-4862.
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