Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
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Coming Friday: Birdy 30 Results
Quite a few entries statewide and from Massachusetts so far. One of my highlights was this Carolina Wren…
An unsolicited Plug for Vortex Binoculars
When I bought my first pair of Vortex binoculars (from their Eagle Optics line) more than a decade ago, I
A Great (but cold) Blue Heron!
Saw this guy this morning in the Celery Farm up by the new bridge. I hope he'll be OK in
A Screech Owl Poem by Charley West
The Screech-Owl that couldn’t give a Hoot! They call me “Screech” – – Ever wonder Why? I guess
Birdy 30, Anyone?
With snow expected late Wednesday, I challenge fellow birders to a Birdy 30 on Thursday. The rules are simple. The
Two Great Screech Owl Poems
These two poems — by Ted Kooser and Mary Oliver, seem to take a diametrically opposed view of one of
Monday Mystery 121420
Hank Ohlhoff recently had this guy at his feeder. Can you name the species? (Thanks, Hank!)
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
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
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

