Tag: Deer

Tuesday (10-November-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Early morning visitor (neighborhood cat) under the birdfeeder.

Neighborhood Cat. (David J Mathre)
Neighborhood Cat under the birdfeeder. Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens. (David J Mathre)

Visitors to the birdfeeder after the cat departed included Tufted Titmouse, Black-capped Chickadee, and White-breasted Nuthatch.


Backyard Birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Later in the afternoon, an 8-point Buck high on testosterone showed up. All of the Doe’s disappeared.

Buck. (David J Mathre)
Eight Point Buck. Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Eight Point Buck. (David J Mathre)
Buck with 8-point rack. Image taken with a Nikon N1V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)

Daily Electric Energy Used (36.8 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (28.1 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny day. Geothermal HVAC system off. A deficit of 17.2 kWh.

One-Year Ago (05-November-2019) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

The grass is greener on the other side of the fence.

Two Deer. (David J Mathre)
Doe and fawn (winter coat) in and outside my wildflower garden. Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 200 mm f/2 lens + 1.4x teleconverter. (David J Mathre)

Current (05-November-2020) Daily Electric Energy Used (46.7 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (29.4 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun and clouds. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 17.3 kWh.

Saturday (31-October-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

The deer came back with some of her buddies for Halloween assuming what she left from last night were the Halloween treats.

Daily Electric Energy Used (??? kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (32.6 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. The sun returned. A deficit of ??? kWh. The folks at Sense have been have issues providing energy usage data for the last several days.

Friday (30-October-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

In New Jersey, the night before Halloween has sometimes been called “Mischief Night” where teenagers engage in pranks and vandalism — throwing eggs, toilet papering trees, setting fires, etc. Well this year, a deer got up on my patio and did the mischief. It ate the Kale, Swiss Chard, Broccoli Rabe, Parsley, Basil, Thyme, and Strawberry plants in my Grow Towers. It ate the leaves on the Hot Pepper plants, but left me the Hot Peppers. It wasn’t able to reach the Carrots and Garlic on the top level. It also managed to disturb and damage some of the soft pots and other items out on the patio as it moved around each of the ten Grow Towers.

Daily Electric Energy Used (??? kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (14.2 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy and rain. A deficit of ??? kWh. The folks at Sense have been have issues providing energy usage data for the last several days.

Wednesday (28-October-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

Deer up on the patio eating my wildflowers.

Daily Electric Energy Used (50.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (7.1 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Lots of clouds, little sun. A deficit of 43.4 kWh.