Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
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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
Monday Mystery Answered
On Monday I asked: What is this, and where in Allendale did I photograph it? Answer: It's a benchmark from
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What is this, and where in Allendale did I photograph it?
My Column: A Mid-summer Mystery
Mama flycatcher perches at the entrance to the owl box. Photo by Jim Wright My latest column in The
Monday Mystery Answered
On Monday I asked: Who is this guy? Anything unusual about him? Photographed on the lawn of the historic John
Hats Off to Bartlett Tree Experts
The Celery Farm has had a couple of downed trees, including one draped across the deer exclosure. Fred Weber called
Monday Bonus Mystery
A friend found this egg in her backyard recently. That's a piece of cat food next to it, for scale.
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Who is this guy? Anything unusual about him? Photographed on the lawn of the historic John Fell House, near the

