Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
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Monday Morning Mystery 100719
Can you I.D. these two insects, which I saw flying united at The Nature Conservancy's Mashomack Preserve two weeks ago?
Beware the Ambush Bug
Alice Leurck got some cool shots of a bug I had never head of — the aptly named Ambush Bug.
Monday Morning Mystery Answered
On Monday I wrote: While visiting Shelter Island last weekend, I found the above Eastern Box Turtle shell next
Black-throated Green at the CF
Alice Leurck writes: Lucky to get photos of this bird at the Celery Farm early this week. It came with
I’m Telling Ghost Stories in Ramsey
Phantoms of the Ramapos & the Ghosts of Allendale Join me Thursday, October 10, at 7 p.m., at the Ramsey
Celery Farm Report
With the water levels so low on Lake Appert, thought I'd best head out with a spotting scope and check
My New Column: Hawks Over the Hudson
My new column in The Record is an interview with Bill Streeter of the Delaware Valley Raptor Center. This engaging
Shelter Island: Combating Deer Ticks
At Shelter Island's Mashomack Preserve, I noticed several spots that looked like composting stations. When I read the sign, I
I Am a Pisher No More — or am I?
Ever since watching (and hearing) master pisher Rob Fanning work his magic at the Celery Farm, I have aspired to
A High Mountain Hike
Took a hike to the summit of High Mountain last week with the Glen Rock Activities Club and enjoyed great

