Nature Done Wright

Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs

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December 15, 2020
By Jim Wright

Two Great Screech Owl Poems

These two poems — by Ted Kooser and Mary Oliver, seem to take a diametrically opposed view of one of

December 14, 2020
By Jim Wright

Monday Mystery 121420

Hank Ohlhoff recently had this guy at his feeder. Can you name the species? (Thanks, Hank!)

December 10, 2020
By Jim Wright

My Column: The Joys of Unexpected Birding

My column for The Record and other USA Today newspapers in New Jersey is about the unexpected joys of winter

December 9, 2020
By Jim Wright

Some Vintage Celery Farm Shots

Leslie Young was nice enough to share these Celery Farm shots from roughly 35 years ago, when the nature preserve

December 8, 2020
By Jim Wright

The Lenape(s) at High Mountain

On a recent visit to the Mohonk Preserve, I happened upon a reproduction Lenape Longhouse, pictured above. I share the

December 7, 2020
By Jim Wright

New Deer Exclosure Warden

Sally Teschon took this shot of the newest Celery Farm warden, in charge of keeping people from playing on or

December 7, 2020
By Jim Wright

Monday Mystery 120720

Another mystery from the fringe of the Celery Farm. This ornamental (?) tree still had its leaves as of eight

December 5, 2020
By Jim Wright

More Photos from Fyke Members Night

As part of the Fyke Nature Association's Members Night, pandemic edition, many of the group's talented nature photographers posted some

December 5, 2020
By Jim Wright

The Old Bajor Farm Part II

Stiles Thomas shared this poem by Patricia Cooper with me more than a dozen years ago. I asked her to

December 4, 2020
By Jim Wright

The Old Bajor Farm: Part I

The other week, Hans and Dora Sammer showed me a collection of photos taken roughly 25 years ago, just before

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