Day: March 25, 2021

Thursday (25-March-2021) — New Jersey

Springtime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Morning visitor to the patio birdfeeder: House Finch.

Female House Finch. (David J Mathre)
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus). Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens. (David J Mathre)

Spring Wildflowers: Daffodils and Purple Crocuses


Spring Wildflowers. 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.

Daily Electric Energy Used (42.9 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (21.7 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy. Geothermal HVAC system was on. A deficit of 21.2 kWh. Sense was down part of the day due to WiFi/networking issues.

One-Year Ago (25-March-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey

Morning Walkabout and patio birdfeeder: Turkey Vulture, American Crow, Carolina Wren, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal. My eBird Checklist.


Morning Walkabout and patio birdfeeder. Images taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VRII lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Two-Years Ago (25-March-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey

Evening Walkabout: Turkey Vulture, Northern Cardinal. My eBird Checklist.


Evening walkabout. Images taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VRII lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Eight-Years Ago (25-March-2013) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey

Afternoon Walkabout: Turkey Vulture in flight. My eBird Checklist.

Turkey Vulture. (David J Mathre)
Turkey Vulture in flight. Image taken with a Nikon 1V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 185 mm, f/7.1, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Fourteen-Years Ago (25-March-2007) — Illinois

Springtime Nature in Illinois

Afternoon walkabout at the Chicago Navy Pier: Common Grackle. My eBird Checklist.

Common Grackle. (David J Mathre)
Common Grackle. Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 100, 170 mm, f/5.6, 1/90 sec). (David J Mathre)