Jim Wright is the author of "The Real James Bond" and several other books, including large-format books about the New Jersey Meadowlands, Pennsylvania’s Hawk Mountain, Allendale's Celery Farm Nature Preserve, and the largest rainforest in Central America.

He has also written two e-books on Bald Eagles (including one for Duke Farms) and one on Red-shouldered Hawks.

He has written “The Bird Watcher” column for The Record since 2009.

He is a deputy warden of the Celery Farm, a board member of Allendale's Lee Memorial Library, and on the Conservancy Council of the New Jersey Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.