Monday (29-March-2021) — New Jersey

Springtime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Morning visitors to the patio birdfeeder: Black-capped Chickadee, Carolina Wren, House Finch, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal.


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

Early Springtime Flowers: The Purple Crocuses are almost gone, Daffodils everywhere (and the deer don’t eat them), some Forsythia (that survived the deer). The Tulip plants are getting bigger, but haven’t bloomed yet (deer permitting).


Spring Wildflowers (landscape mode). Image taken with a Fuji X-T2 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 macro lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Spring Wildflowers (portrait mode). Image taken with a Fuji X-T2 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 macro lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (39.9 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (73.9 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny. Geothermal HVAC system was on. A surplus of 33.4 kWh.

Two-Years Ago (29-March-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey

Morning at the birdfeeder: House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal. My eBird Checklist.


Morning at the 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.

Sunday (28-March-2021) — New Jersey

Springtime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Afternoon visitors to the patio birdfeeder: Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (41.1 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (7.6 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Clouds and rain. Geothermal HVAC system was on. A deficit of 33.5 kWh.

Weekly Electric Energy Used (325 kWh) from Sense. Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (257 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. A deficit of 68 kWh.

Five-Years Ago (28-March-2016) — Ghana

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 83: Takoradi, Ghana

Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey while docked in Takoradi: Pied Crow. My eBird Checklist


Pied Crow viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.