I know that many are not big fans of swans, but I learned two things about them yesterday

  Swanophobes, relax.    The swan that swam around Lake Appert appears to be long-gone. At the very least, I

       I am happy to report that Ace the screech owl is back, at least on a part-time

       To celebrate the first anniversary of this blog, I did this three-minute video on Allendale’s Celery Farm,

  Ducks abounded on the Celery Farm’s Lake Appert this morning around 7:15 a.m. — including my first good looks

    The Celery Farm’s heron is still hanging in, and hanging out.   I see him fishing almost daily by

      No news on the injured female red-shouldered hawk, but it appears that the male of the pair

  To mark the first anniversary of my blog on Friday, I am going to post a nifty new three-minute

   Celery Farm Marsh Warden Stiles Thomas reports that the red-shouldered hawk found injured yesterday and taken to the Raptor

   The ducks are returning to Lake Appert — and a coot to boot.    Yesterday came reports of more