Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
Latest Posts
My Smithsonian Article on the Real Bond
Smithsonian Magazine just posted my article about the real James Bond, Ian Fleming, 007 and more. With plenty of cool
Blast from Past: Fulmar in Ramsey, 1956
This from the Mahwah Museum website… There was a rare Arctic visitor to Ramsey, a bird. It was picked up
Warbler I.D. Help Wanted
Saw this guy early this morning in my rhododendron bush. Grabbed a camera and took some pix in the lowlight.
Monday Morning Mystery 092721
Two weeks ago, I posted two days of raptor counts from State Line Hawk Watch. A birder asked what all
A Coop Stopped By to Say Hi
Not many birds at the feeder during the Birdy 30 this a.m.. This guy stopped by to explain why… I'm
Name that Spider
It's not so itsy-bitsy, and it's web measures seven feet across at one point. What kind is it? What a
Squirrel Mystery
An Allendale resident writes: I feed birds (and squirrels unintentionally). As of about a month ago, the squirrels have totally
Trimming the Phrags along Parnell’s Path
I trimmed a portion of the invasive Phragmites along Parnell's Path as an experiment to let in more sunlight (to
Celery Farm Trail Update
The path around Lake Appert is muddy in places but passable. I trimmed all the droopy phrags and sawed a

