Month: March 2021

Friday (19-March-2021) — New Jersey

Last Day of Winter Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the backyard, patio birdfeeder, and patio birdbath: Mourning Dove, Turkey Vulture, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, House Finch, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal. The Carolina Wrens must be building a nest as they are spending a lot of time collecting small twigs.


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

Late in the afternoon the birdbath warmed up enough for a Song Sparrow to take a bath. It is still cold enough at night for the birdbath to freeze over.


Song Sparrow taking a Birdbath. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Lots of Purple Crocuses and White Snowdrops blooming. The Daffodils are just about to open.


Early wildflowers on the last day of winter. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (58.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (66.2 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny all day. Still cold at night so the Geothermal HVAC system was on. A surplus of 7.7 kWh.

Two-Years Ago (19-March-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey

Morning walkabout and patio birdfeeder: Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Cardinal. My eBird Checklist.


Morning backyard walkabout with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm VRII lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Five-Years Ago (19-March-2016) — Zimbabwe

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 74: The Kingdom Hotel, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Morning walkabout at the Kingdom Hotel: Black-collared Barbet My eBird Checklist

Black-collared Barbete. (David J Mathre)
Black-collared Barbet at The Kingdom resort. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)

Thursday (18-March-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the birdfeeder and backyard: Black-capped Chickadee, House Finch, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (60.2 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (4.3 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy and rainy all day. The Geothermal HVAC system was on. A deficit of 55.9 kWh.

Five-Years Ago (18-March-2016) — Botswana

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 73: Chobe National Park.

Chobe River Wildlife Trip: White-faced Whistling Duck, Egyptian Goose, Blacksmith Lapwing, White-headed Lapwing, African Jacana, Common Sandpiper, African Openbill, African Darter, Long-tailed Cormorant, Great Egret, Little Egret, Pied Kingfisher, Swallow-tailed Bee-eater, Red-billed Oxpecker. My eBird Checklist


Chobe River Wildlife Trip. 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.