Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
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Monday Mystery Answered
On Monday, I wrote: Grabbed a shot of this guy in Cape May last week. What is it, and any
Midsummer Mystery Solved
Crows once attacked a wood duck box in Allendale's Celery Farm Nature Preserve. Last month, I wrote about an
Cape May’s New Nature Boardwalk
I spent two weeks in Cape May this month, and as luck would have it, I stayed across from the
White Ibises by the Hundreds
While I was in Cape May last week, I saw white ibises by the dozens and occasionally by the hundreds
South Cape May Meadows Boardwalk
Jim Wright/TNC-Julie Boatman/LightHawk Next time you are in Cape May, don't miss The Nature Conservancy's South Cape May Meadows, which
Monday Morning Mystery
Grabbed a shot of this guy in Cape May last week. What is it, and any idea how old it
Peregrine at the Celery Farm
A young peregrine was strafing sandpipers at the Celery Farm this morning — and I missed it. Fortunately, Alan Pomerantz
The Calm Before the Migration
Jim Wright/TNC-Julie Boatman/LightHawk On a LightHawk aerial-photography flight for The Nature Conservancy last week, pilot Julie Boatman and I flew
My Column: The Latest on Merlin
Carolina wrens sound different from region to region, posing a challenge for the Merlin app. Photo credit: Alan Pomerantz
Monday Mystery 081125
When baby wood ducks jump from their nest cavity, their mother waits below nearby. How does she know when the

