Day: March 17, 2021

Wednesday (17-March-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the birdfeeder and backyard: Mourning Dove, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow.


Daily backyard visitors. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (68.7 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (22.2 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy all day The Geothermal HVAC system was on. A deficit of 46.5 kWh.

Five-Years Ago (17-March-2016) — Zimbabwe

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 72: The Kingdom Hotel, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Evening walkabout at the Kingdom Hotel: White-fronted Bee-eater. The Spur-winged Goose is probably captive. My eBird Checklist


Evening walkabout at the Kingdom Hotel Images taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Nine-Years Ago (17-March-2012) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey

Evening at the birdfeeder: Northern Cardinal. My eBird Checklist.

Northern Cardinal. (David J Mathre)
Northern Cardinal. Image taken with a Nikon 1V1 camera, FT1 adapter, and 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/8. 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Fourteen-Years Ago (17-March-2007) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey

Morning walkabout: Turkey Vulture, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, House Finch, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal. My eBird Checklist.


Morning backyard walkabout with a Nikon D2xs camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.