Nature Done Wright

Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs

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August 12, 2021
By Jim Wright

Purple Martin Cruise Spectacular

Took the three-hour Purple Martin Spectacular cruise  out of Port Norris, N.J., with friends last night, The weather was great,

August 9, 2021
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery: Wawayanda Pt. 1

Recently paddled to our favorite island on Lake Wawayanda in Wawayanda State Park. Used the iNaturalist app to identify some

August 7, 2021
By Jim Wright

Jewelweed Time!

This beautiful wildflower used to be all over the Celery Farm — until White-tailed Deer proliferated. You can still find

August 6, 2021
By Jim Wright

Hats Off to the Trail Maintainers

The Celery Farm has a great bunch of volunteers who keep the trails (and the Butterfly Garden) looking great. Bruce

August 5, 2021
By Jim Wright

Monday Mystery Answered

My latest Monday Morning Mystery turned out to be better than I thought. On Monday, I wrote: When I was

August 5, 2021
By Jim Wright

My Column: In Defense of Grackles

My latest column for The Record and other USA Today papers in New Jersey is an appreciation of grackles.  Yeah,

August 4, 2021
By Jim Wright

Backyard Hummingbirds

For the longest time, a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird would show up at the feeder a few times around dusk. More

August 3, 2021
By Jim Wright

Green Heron, Plus Waterthrush ID Request

Heard a report of a Little Blue Heron at a small pond north of Lake Appert. Did not see any

August 2, 2021
By Jim Wright

Monday Mystery 080221

When I was at DeKorte Park recently, I saw a lot of plastic bottles hanging from trees. What are they

August 1, 2021
By Jim Wright

YB Cuckoo at Warden’s Watch

Thanks to Julie McCall, was able to get this shot of a Yellow-billed Cuckoo (a nemesis bird, no less!) at

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