Sunday (28-February-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the birdfeeder: Tufted Titmouse, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal.


Daily visitors to the Patio and Birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (71.0 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (10.9 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy and rainy much of the day. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 60.1 kWh.

Weekly Electric Energy Used (502 kWh) from Sense. Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (173 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 329 kWh.

Monthly Electric Energy Used (2202 kWh) from Sense. Monthly Solar Electric Energy Produced (312 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. A deficit of 1890 kWh. It was cold and snow covered the solar panels much of the month. The geothermal HVAC system was on almost continuously, and the resistance heating kicked in a couple of times early in the month.

Two-Years Ago (28-February-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey

Backyard Birdfeeder and Walkabout: Black Vulture, Northern Cardinal. eBird Checklist


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

Five-Years Ago (28-February-2016) — India

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 54: Cochin (Kochi) India.

Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey docked at Port Cochin, India: Indian Pond-Heron, Black Kite. My eBird Checklist.


Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey in the evening while docked at the Cochin Port. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Eleven-Years Ago (28-February-2010) — California

Wintertime Nature in Yosemite National Park

Morning Yosemite Valley Walkabout: Common Raven. eBird Checklist


Common Ravens in a parking lot. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Thirteen-Years Ago (28-February-2008) — Colorado

Wintertime Nature at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.

Morning Walkabout: Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Wild Turkey. My eBird Checklist and https://ebird.org/checklist/S67640879.


Birds viewed at Mesa Verde National Park. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.