Month: November 2020

Seven-Years Ago (30-November-2013) — New Jersey

Backyard Nighttime Autumn Sky Over New Jersey.

Into the Vortex. Early Morning Backyard Star Trails (and one meteor trail). Composite of 300 images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 14 mm, f/4, 59 sec) over a 5 hour period combined using startrails.exe.

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Into the Vortex. Early Morning Backyard Startrails. Composite of 300 images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 14 mm, f/4, 59 sec) combined using startrails.exe. (David J Mathre)

Daily Electric Energy Used (42.1 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (0.8 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Heavy rain. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 41.3 kWh.

Sunday (29-November-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the birdfeeder: Tufted Titmouse and Black-capped Chickadee.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (47.1 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (33.6 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 13.5 kWh.

Weekly Electric Energy Used (320 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (170 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. A deficit of 150 kWh.

Six-Years Ago (28-November-2014) — Florida

Gone to See Florida Fall 2014 Road Trip. Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Turkey Vulture Eating What Appears to be a Heron chick on Biolab Road at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Turkey Vulture Having Brunch. Biolab Road, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 640, 500 mm, f/9, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Turkey Vulture Having Brunch. Biolab Road, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 640, 500 mm, f/9, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Turkey Vulture Having Brunch. Biolab Road, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 640, 500 mm, f/9, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Turkey Vulture Having Brunch. Biolab Road, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 640, 500 mm, f/9, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Daily Electric Energy Used (41.3 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (21.6 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun and clouds. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 19.7 kWh.

Friday (27-November-2020) — New Jersey

Nighttime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Outdoor Rat. Where are the neighborhood cats?

Daily Electric Energy Used (40.1 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (25.3 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun and clouds. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 14.8 kWh.

Thursday (26-November-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the birdfeeder: Tufted Titmouse.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (41.3 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (12.5 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 28.8 kWh.