Month: April 2021

Thursday (01-April-2021) — New Jersey

Springtime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Morning visitors to the patio birdfeeder: Turkey Vulture, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, House Finch, White-throated Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Cardinal.

Turkey Vulture Yawning. (David J Mathre)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura). Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens. (David J Mathre)


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

The Turkey Vulture was up on the patio, just under the birdfeeder. At one point it tried to eat a rotten apple.


Turkey Vulture, portrait images. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Turkey Vulture, landscape images. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (43.1 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (50.5 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny in the afternoon. Geothermal HVAC system was off. A surplus of 7.4 kWh.

Two-Years Ago (01-April-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey

Morning Walkabout: Turkey Vulture. My eBird Checklist.

Turkey Vulture. (David J Mathre)
Turkey Vulture warming in the morning sun. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 400 mm, f/4, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)

Fourteen-Years Ago (01-April-2007) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey

Afternoon walkabout: Mourning Dove, Northern Mockingbird, American Robin, House Finch, Northern Cardinal. My eBird Checklist.


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