By Kristy Walker, Minnesota
Being a wildlife-and-nature photographer requires patience, perseverance, curiosity, wonder, discipline, and most of all, love. What else but love could motivate me to be outdoors in sub-freezing temperatures for the chance to catch a breathtaking photo?
By Kristy Walker, Minnesota
On a below-freezing winter afternoon, the heater in my car stopped working. I had intended to make a quick trip to a print shop before it closed.
by Harold Klemp
A horseman was riding along a road, and far up ahead he sees something lying right smack in the middle of the road. So he goes up there, and he sees it’s a little sparrow, lying on its back. He says, “Are you hurt?” The little sparrow says, “No.”
By Tammy Attama, Virginia
When our blue and gold macaw parrot Harley joined my family and became a fully participating member, I realized he was helping me gain greater spiritual understanding about myself. My love for him and gratitude for the joy he brought to my life continued to grow.
by Harold Klemp
The local paper, the Star Tribune, carried an item about a week and a half ago. It was in a question-and-answer column about animals. It was less a question than a statement. This personwanted to tell something about crow behavior.
By Scott Riviere, North Carolina
I used to travel to the Brazilian rain forest a couple of times each year to learn more about Hyacinth macaws—a rare, beautiful bird which is on the verge of extinction…