Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 11/29/25
A waterbird is Uncle Bob's visitor this morning Knute (Newt) the Coot. A coot is a black or gray bird with a white bill. Coots look similar to both chickens and ducks. Coots live in groups for protection from hawks and eagles. They eat mostly marsh plants.
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Our Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, Nov. 29, 2025, is
RB061 The Laughing Face aka The Wolverine Scare
Ranger Bill for early Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, is RB060
Decision for DeathOur RANGER BILL for Friday afternoon, 11/28/25, is:
RB098 The Runaway Railroad
Henry hears stories of an antique steam train abandoned way up in the Shady Mountains. The engine belonged to the Three Rs - the Rimrock, Rawhide, and Ragweed railroad. Henry goes hiking in search of the valuable old train. Henry's tough walk is rewarded when he discovers an old engine in a shed. Two men find the train first and are determined to take the engine and sell it to a collector. They tie up Henry and fire up the train to steal it. Will Bill discover the thieves, stop them, AND rescue Henry?
Our Thanksgiving Day RANGER BILL story is about coveting and the sin that follows.
RB097 The Snow White Stallion, 11/27/25
Henry falls in love with a magnificent wild white stallion that he and his friend Pyute see on the prairie. Henry finds a way to capture the horse and keep it in a hidden location. Bill tells him that capturing a wild horse will break its spirit and kill it. Now Henry must decide if keeping his special horse is worth the cost.
Our RANGER BILL adventure for Wednesday, 11/26/25, is one hair-raising tale,
RB095 The Abominable Snowman.
Big game hunter Craig Carstares stalks the elusive Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep while a creature haunts the mountains and frightens folks in Knotty Pine. Everyone is afraid of this beast except Carstares. They think it is the Abominable Snowman. Even Bill, Stumpy, and Gray Wolf are scared when they see its tracks and hear it howling. What is this beast? Can Bill and the boys capture or kill this monster? Is Mr. Carstares safe hunting alone in the mountains?
Our Ranger Bill for Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, is
RB094 Rogue Elephant
Our Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning, Nov. 22, 2025, is:
RB093 The River that Wasn't There
There is no drought, but the Rio Perdido River runs dry without explanation. Fred Martin, a young lettuce farmer, and a tough old cattle rancher Longhorn Laribee are both in danger of losing everything without the river. Bill and the boys investigate and try to bring the river back. Henry may have the key to the problem in a book he’s studying.Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 11/22/25
Uncle Bob Devine welcomes Regal the Harpy Eagle this morning to Nature Corner. Regal lives in the treetops of rainforest trees. He eats many of the smaller animals that feed on the song birds of the rainforest. Male harpies grow to 50 pounds and females 15 to 20 pounds.
Now listen to Regal tell you and Bob more about himself.
Our Ranger Bill
for early Saturday morning, Nov. 22, 2025, isOur Ranger Bill for Monday evening, Nov. 17, 2025, is RB088
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 11/15/25
Tina Javelina visits Uncle Bob Devine this morning. Tina and her relatives are in the Peccary family and distant cousins of pigs from the Eastern Hemisphere. Tina is gray with a white ring around the neck. Javelinas can be found from the souther United States down to Mexico and Argentina.
Let's let Tina tell you more about herself.
RANGER BILL for late Saturday morning, 11/15/25, is: RB057
The Muddy River
Soil erosion is washing tons of black top soil into the Shady River turning its clear blue mountain waters into a muddy mess during each rain storm. Senator Baxter wants a dam on the Shady to control the river's flood waters and stop erosion. Ranger Bill has soil erosion under control in the national forest. Bill knows the same methods will work just as well for farmers and ranchers all along the Shady. Who is behind Senator Baxter's dam and assisting the senator to get the dam built? How can a government employee like Bill oppose a US senator? Will farmers be saddled with taxes to pay for a dam?
Our Ranger Bill
for early Saturday morning, 11/15/25, is:
RB092 The Return of Sitting Bull
Our Ranger Bill adventure for
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, is RB084
Our Ranger Bill exciting adventure for Wednesday evening , 11/12/25, is RB085
Our Ranger Bill adventure for Thursday evening,
Nov. 13, 2025, is RB086 Tiger Cat
Our Ranger Bill for late Saturday morning,
Bill and Lieutenant Larson of the US Aeronautical Survey Team find Old Man Margrave tied up and half dead in his cabin in Lost Canyon. Two thugs, Hawk and Banjo Eyes, did this to the old gentleman to get his treasure hidden up in the mountain cliffs. The key to finding the treasure is a notebook hidden in the cabin. So why does Bill want a football uniform, a pilot's helmet, 100 feet of rope, and 10 pounds of beef to find the treasure? How will Bill, Henry, and Lt. Larson keep the two crooks from stealing or destroying the treasure? What is this mysterious treasure anyway? You'll have to listen to find out.
Our Ranger Bill for early Saturday morning, Nov. 8, 2025, is a very touching one:
RB055 A Lesson in Love
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 11/8/25
Uncle Bob Devine greets a cat named Sarah. Sarah is a Serval Cat from the grasslands of Africa. Sarah is a medium-sized cat, roughly three feet long, with a tail about 10 inches long. She is tan with black spots, so she looks like a small panther.
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Our Ranger Bill for this Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025,
is RB080
RANGER BILL for Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, is
RB079 The Loudmouth
Bill has his hands full this week with a know-it-all rookie ranger, Jerry Sands. Jerry thinks very highly of himself and doesn't respect the experience of Bill, Stumpy, and Gray Wolf. The fellas get tired of Jerry's big ego and lack of respect for others. Bill and the boys decide to teach Jerry a few lessons about the forest. See what the boys do to try to wise-up Jerry. See what kind of trouble Jerry gets into during these "lessons." Will Jerry ever learn to be a real ranger?
Our Ranger Bill
RANGER BILL for early Saturday morning, 11/1/25, is RB053
Arson at Brighton College
Bill and Henry take off for the weekend to visit Bill's alma mater Brighton College and enjoy the homecoming football game. Henry is going to Brighton to visit with the college president's son Ronnie Winters. Ronnie keeps getting into trouble and has difficult time owning up to his mistakes. An old building being used as a dorm catches fire and the building's janitor is severely hurt. Fire investigators suspect arson. Later, Bill and Henry spot Ronnie speeding and generally driving dangerously. Is the Brighton fire arson? Could Ronnnie be that arsonist? What can Bill and Henry do to find the fire's cause and the person responsible?
Nature Corner/Storybook Room for Saturday morning 11/1/25
Uncle Bob Devine's visitor for this Saturday is a little gree fellow from Argentina, Freddie the Hyla Arborea Tree Frog.
The family of tree frogs has hundreds of members all around the world. Tree frogs have feet that easily stick to tree limbs. They stay in trees during the day for protection from preditors while they sleep, then they live on the ground and in the water to hunt for insects at night.
Let's let Freddie tell you the rest of his story.
