Wednesday (14-April-2021) — New Jersey

Springtime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the patio birdfeeder: Mourning Dove, Tufted Titmouse, House Finch, American Goldfinch, Chipping Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Cardinal.


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

Early spring flowers blooming: Daffodils, Dandelions, Grape Hyacinth, Tulip, and Violets. Time-lapsed video of the Tulip opening.


Early Spring Flowers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (49.4 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (42.4 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy. A deficit of 7.0 kWh.

Nine-Years Ago (14-April-2012) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey

Afternoon Walkabout: Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture. My eBird Checklist.


Afternoon Walkabout. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 300 mm f/2.8 lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Eleven-Years Ago (14-April-2010) — California

Springtime Nature in California.

Evening walkabout at Point Piedras Blancas Beach: Common Raven, Western Gull My eBird Checklist.


Evening walkabout. Images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 70-300 mm VR lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Tuesday (13-April-2021) — New Jersey

Springtime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Nest and visitors to the patio birdfeeder: Mourning Dove, House Finch, Chipping Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal.


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

The first Tulip opened after the sun came out. Also, Daffodils, Dandelions, Forsythia, and Grape Hyacinth.


Early Spring Flowers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (38.1 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (72.2 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. The sun returned. A surplus of 34.1 kWh.