Month: June 2020

Wednesday (17-June-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the Day — Mourning Dove, Northern Cardinal, Black-capped Chickadee, House Finch, Gray Catbird, American Goldfinch, American Crow, White-breasted Nuthatch, Blue Jay, and Tufted Titmouse. The Eastern Phoebe continues to sit on the nest.


Birds of the Day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Blue Jay taking a drink from the birdbath. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Fawn with spots. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
Fawn with spots. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
Fawn with spots. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
Fawn with spots. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
Fawn with spots. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
Fawn with spots. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
Fawn with spots. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
Fawn with spots. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)

Daily Electric Energy Used (43.9 kWh) from Sense. The daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (64.0 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Some clouds. A surplus of 20.1 kWh.


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Tuesday (16-June-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Spring Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

Even more fireflies than last night. It was a bit warmer out. The activity didn’t drop off until after midnight when the temperature went below 60°F. Composite of images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/8, 30 sec).

Firefly Trails [2145-0159]. Composite of image takens with a Nikon D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/8, 30 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Firefly Trails [2145-0159]. Composite of image takens with a Nikon D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/8, 30 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)


Firefly trails — 30 min intervals. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (38.1 kWh) from Sense. The daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (86.9 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Lots of sun. A surplus of 48.8 kWh.


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Tuesday (16-June-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Wildflower Meadow -- Little Planet View. Image taken with a Garmin VIRB-360 camera (ISO 100, 1 mm, f/2, 1/1996 sec) (DAVID J MATHRE)
Wildflower Meadow — Little Planet View. Image taken with a Garmin VIRB-360 camera (ISO 100, 1 mm, f/2, 1/1996 sec) (DAVID J MATHRE)

Birds of the Day — Northern Cardinal, Black-capped Chickadee, House Finch, Gray Catbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Blue Jay, and Tufted Titmouse. The Eastern Phoebe continues to sit on the nest.


Birds of the Day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Spring flowers of the day — Red and Pink Poppies, Larkspur/Delphinium, and Blanket Flower


Spring Flowers of the Day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Kermit (and his brothers) in the pond.


Bullfrogs in the pond. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

A Groundhog started digging a nest into the rock wall supporting my patio. I need to deal with this before it destabilizes the wall. ARRG!


Young Groundhog on my patio. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (38.1 kWh) from Sense. The daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (86.9 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Lots of sun. A surplus of 48.8 kWh.


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Monday (15-June-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Spring Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

More fireflies than last night. It was a bit warmer out. The activity dropped off after 23:30 when the temperature went below 60°F. Composite of images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/8, 30 sec).

Firefly Trails [2140-2359]. Composite of images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/8, 30 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Firefly Trails [2140-2359]. Composite of images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/8, 30 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)


Firefly trails — 30 min intervals. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (41.5 kWh) from Sense. The daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (77.5 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun and clouds. A surplus of 36.0 kWh.


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Monday (15-June-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the Day — Northern Cardinal, Black-capped Chickadee, House Finch, Gray Catbird, Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Tufted Titmouse. I’m having a hard time differentiating the female/immature House Finch from the immature Brown-headed Cowbird. One of my photography mentors called all small brown birds LBJ’s (little brown jobs). Good practice to photograph birds, but will drive you crazy trying to identify.


Birds of the Day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Spring flowers of the day — Red Poppies.

Red/Oriental Poppies. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
Red/Oriental Poppies. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
Red/Oriental Poppies. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
Red/Oriental Poppies. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)

Daily Electric Energy Used (41.5 kWh) from Sense. The daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (77.5 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun and clouds. A surplus of 36.0 kWh.



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