New Jersey

June 2, 2008
By Jim Wright

SNAPPING TURTLE: Laying eggs and more (video)

     Snapping turtles have been using my yard for years to lay their eggs.    This past year, my

May 30, 2008
By Jim Wright

OWL: The Family Screech, Video 4

    In this video, the owlets are more than two weeks old, and Mom has dropped off a larger

May 29, 2008
By Jim Wright

OWL: The Family Screech, Video 3

        The five owlets are getting bigger, and so are their appetites.   Features a slo-mo feeding frenzy. 

May 28, 2008
By Jim Wright

OWL: The Family Screech, Video 2

    In this video, the owlets are roughly two weeks old and getting occasionally noisy.      Mom leaves

May 27, 2008
By Jim Wright

OWL: The Family Screech, Video 1

    Welcome to the Ace family saga, 2008. Over the next several days, I will be posting videos of

May 26, 2008
By Jim Wright

THE OWLETS ARE COMING!

      Starting Tuesday, I will post a series of short videos on the amazing Ace family — a pair of

May 26, 2008
By Jim Wright

SNAKES: Look but don’t touch

  It's snake season at the Celery Farm — particularly on sunny days.    Most important thing to know: They

May 23, 2008
By Jim Wright

ALLENDALE: Barn swallows

Barn swallow   The best place in Allendale to see barn swallows is not the Celery Farm but the Red Barn

May 22, 2008
By Jim Wright

BIRDING: Hummingbirds

Ruby-throated hummingbird (F)   If you haven’t put up your hummingbird feeder yet, time’s a-wasting. I have had male and female

May 21, 2008
By Jim Wright

VIDEO: Screech Owl Jamboree in Espanol

Cuatro adorables lechucitas, sus increíbles padres, una cámara-nido y una vibrante banda de sonido bluegrass.   (This is the spanish-language