Nature Done Wright

    We had a great turnout for Ducks at Dusk II at the Celery Farm late yesterday afternoon. More than two dozen m, w and c saw all kinds of great birds, from coots cooting around to a Coop cooping around.

   We also had a nearby Great Blue Heron munching on sushi appetizers, a Great Egret in the distance and an adult Redtail perched near the dead zone.

   Ducks? We had a few — great Wood Ducks, Black Ducks, two male N. Shovelers, Gadwalls, several Green-winged Teal and many Mallards — plus a couple of species I no doubt forgot.

   Marsh Warden Stiles Thomas was also there, selling those awesome 2010 Celery Farm calendars. If you haven't gotten one yet, hello?  E-mail me.

    Thanks go out to Dep. Warden Mike Limatola and fellow Fyker Hughie Carola (above, lower right) for leading the extravaganza.