Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
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Welcome to Fred’s Playhouse
Granddaughter Elby made a brief stop at the Celery Farm on Wednesday. Her first question as she approached the Warden's
Lights Out For Lanternflies
The Clove at High Mountain is one of my favorite spots. The ravine has many Trees of Heaven, which are
Preying Mantis
My wife Patty spotted this dude while gardening. As she suspected, this mantis appears to be an invasive one (as
Cormorant Rescue at the Celery Farm
Yesterday morning, Julie McCall texted me that a Double-crested Cormorant was walking on the path near the deer exclosure. We
My Column: Green Herons
My latest column for The Record is about one of my favorite birds of summer, the Green Heron. Featuring a
Monday Morning Mystery 08152022
Can you identify these two butterflies seen Saturday near the Celery Farm?
The Perils of a Pesticide
Environmentalist Tom Gilbert has a compelling opinion article about the threat that "neonics" pose to birds and beneficial insects. It's
Crunch-Time for Lanternflies!
I killed my first two spotted lanternflies in the Celery Farm today. They were crawling at eye level on a
Monday Mystery 08082022
What are these guys? What kinds? Should we be worried about the "Doobie Brothers" on the right?

