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April 6, 2016
By Jim Wright

Baby Painted Turtle Heading for the CF

Saw this baby Snapping Painted Turtle in my yard yesterday, headed for the Celery Farm. I love these little guys!

April 5, 2016
By Jim Wright

A Lot of My “For-Scale” Photos Just Went Out the Window

To show the size of a turtle or an egg — or the fish scale above — on this blog,

April 4, 2016
By Jim Wright

This Sunday: Bergen Historical Society’s Author’s Day

This Sunday at 2 p.m., I'll be reading a couple of my Celery Farm children's books at the Bergen County

April 4, 2016
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery 040416

Came across this Audubon print in the Elephant Folio edition at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia last month.

April 2, 2016
By Jim Wright

Chipping Sparrow or Tree Sparrow under My Feeder?

Not the best light yesterday evening, but sure looked like a Chipping Sparrow after checking a few possibilities.  Unless it's

April 2, 2016
By Jim Wright

Celery Farm Cleanup Is Rescheduled for Sunday!

Because of Saturday morning's rain, the Celery Farm cleanup has been postponed to Sunday. Meet at 9 a.m. at the

April 1, 2016
By Jim Wright

Osprey with Fish at the CF

Sandee Faust photographed this Osprey with an orange carp at the Celery Farm yesterday — just moments before I arrived.

April 1, 2016
By Jim Wright

Amazing Meadowlands Photography

The latest photography post on the Meadowlands Nature Blog blew me away. Link is here.

April 1, 2016
By Jim Wright

A Bit of Bad News: Celery Farm Closed Today

Following a long-standing policy established by Marsh Warden Emeritus Stiles Thomas, the Celery Farm Natural Area will be closed on

March 31, 2016
By Jim Wright

Walk the Emerson Wood This Sunday

Bergen SWAN's End-of-Winter Walk among the Trees in Emerson Woods is this Sunday, April 3, from 2 to 4 p.m.