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July 2, 2018
By Jim Wright

Phair’s Pond Area Mowed

The inimitable Fred Weber does a great job with all the milkweed and other plantings by Phair's Pond and Carlos'

July 2, 2018
By Jim Wright

Seen Today in or near the Celery Farm

On a morning walk I saw:    * An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail at 8 a.m. outside the excellent Leica Repair

July 2, 2018
By Jim Wright

Weirdest Monday Mystery Ever

What is the critter featured above? Two things: It's dead, so I was able to photograph it closeup in this

July 1, 2018
By Jim Wright

High Mountain Dragonflies

If you park near the end of Scioto Drive in Franklin Lakes and walk straight into the High Mountain preserve

June 30, 2018
By Jim Wright

Butterflies Trickling Into Fred’s Field

  Saw a few skippers in the Green Way field yesterday but none today. Spanworm Moth, too. Still a couple

June 30, 2018
By Jim Wright

A Terrific Post by Don Torino

Don Torino has a great post — a column, really — on the Meadowblog. All about birds and nature and

June 29, 2018
By Jim Wright

Turtles Still Laying Eggs in My Yard

Yesterday morning, a red-eared slider spent more than an hour laying eggs in our newly re-landscaped front yard. I wish

June 29, 2018
By Jim Wright

Monday Mystery Answered (?)

On Monday, I wrote: Saw this hungry little caterpillar near the CF a little while back. Can anyone I.D. it?

June 28, 2018
By Jim Wright

Fred’s Butterfly Field @ Green Way

Fred Weber has been working on the field at Green Way for ages, planting native plants that attract butterflies and