Month: January 2020

Saturday (18-January-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

There have been a number of comments in the local neighborhood site about the lack of birds at bird feeders this winter. I am still seeing some, maybe not as many as last year. It has been warmer, so maybe some of the birds are finding other sources of food. Today, the following birds have been feeding on my patio and at my bird feeder: Dark-eyed Junco, Black-headed Chickadee, House Finch, House Wren, Mourning Dove, and Northern Cardinal. The House Finch appears to be blind in one eye.


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Black-capped Chickadee. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
Black-capped Chickadee. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)


Click on the above image to access my PhotoShelter gallery with the individual images in the following slide show.



Click on the above image to access my PhotoShelter gallery with the individual images in the following slide show.



Click on the above image to access my PhotoShelter gallery with the individual images in the following slide show.



Click on the above image to access my PhotoShelter gallery with the individual images in the following slide show.


Daily Electric Energy Used (98.4 kWh) from Sense and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (4.0 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Little sun, colder and snow. A deficit of 94.4 kWh.

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One-Year Ago (18-January-2019) — New Jersey.

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds at the bird feeder on a snowy day. Dark-eyed Junco, Blue Jay, Tufted Titmouse, Black-capped Chickadee, and Carolina Wren.

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Dark-eyed Junco on a wire. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 560, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Blue Jay at a bird feeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Tufted Titmouse on a wire. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 250, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Black-capped Chickadee at a bird feeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 320, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Carolina Wren at a bird feeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)

Eleven-Years Ago (18-January-2009) — New Jersey

Wintertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Morning walkabout near the Sourland Mountain Preserve pond. I noticed a Red-tailed Hawk in a tree surveying the area for prey. It soon took off and circled the area. The only other bird I around was a White-throated Sparrow.

Red-tailed Hawk in a tree at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/7.1, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-tailed Hawk in a tree at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/7.1, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-tailed Hawk in flight at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/7.1, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-tailed Hawk in flight at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/7.1, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-tailed Hawk in flight at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/7.1, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-tailed Hawk in flight at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/7.1, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-tailed Hawk in flight at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/10, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-tailed Hawk in flight at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/10, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-tailed Hawk in flight at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/10, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-tailed Hawk in flight at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/10, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
White-throated Sparrow on a bush at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/5.6, 1/50 sec). (David J Mathre)
White-throated Sparrow on a bush at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/5.6, 1/50 sec). (David J Mathre)
White-throated Sparrow on a bush at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
White-throated Sparrow on a bush at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

 

Friday (17-January-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

There have been a number of comments in the local neighborhood site about the lack of birds at bird feeders this winter. I am still seeing some, maybe not as many as last year. It has been warmer, so maybe some of the birds are finding other sources of food. Today, the following birds have been feeding on my patio and at my bird feeder: Blue Jay, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Cardinal, and Red-bellied Woodpecker.


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Cowbird. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/400 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Cowbird. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/400 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Cowbird. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/400 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Cowbird. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/400 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Female Northern Cardinal. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/800 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Female Northern Cardinal. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/800 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)


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Daily Electric Energy Used (93.3 kWh) from Sense and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (39.9 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. More sun. A deficit of 53.4 kWh.

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One-Year Ago (17-January-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds at the bird feeder. Dark-eyed Junco and Carolina Wren.

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Dark-eyed Junco at a bird feeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1100, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Carolina Wren. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 500, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Carolina Wren eating suet at a bird feeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1000, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Carolina Wren about to leave a bird feeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 450, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)