Thursday (12-November-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Doe raiding the Patio Grow Towers.

Daily Electric Energy Used (35.8 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (2.7 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Rained all day. Geothermal HVAC system off. A deficit of 33.1 kWh.

Wednesday (11-November-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Testosterone charged Buck in the yard.

Daily Electric Energy Used (37.7 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (4.0 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Rained all day. Geothermal HVAC system off. A deficit of 33.7 kWh.

Tuesday (10-November-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Early morning visitor (neighborhood cat) under the birdfeeder.

Neighborhood Cat. (David J Mathre)
Neighborhood Cat under the birdfeeder. Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens. (David J Mathre)

Visitors to the birdfeeder after the cat departed included Tufted Titmouse, Black-capped Chickadee, and White-breasted Nuthatch.


Backyard Birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Later in the afternoon, an 8-point Buck high on testosterone showed up. All of the Doe’s disappeared.

Buck. (David J Mathre)
Eight Point Buck. Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Eight Point Buck. (David J Mathre)
Buck with 8-point rack. Image taken with a Nikon N1V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)

Daily Electric Energy Used (36.8 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (28.1 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny day. Geothermal HVAC system off. A deficit of 17.2 kWh.

One-Year Ago (05-November-2019) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

The grass is greener on the other side of the fence.

Two Deer. (David J Mathre)
Doe and fawn (winter coat) in and outside my wildflower garden. Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 200 mm f/2 lens + 1.4x teleconverter. (David J Mathre)

Current (05-November-2020) Daily Electric Energy Used (46.7 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (29.4 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun and clouds. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 17.3 kWh.

Fourteen-Years Ago (03-November-2006)

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

A wary buck looking for young does in my backyard.

Buck. (David J Mathre)
Wary buck. Backyard autumn nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/45 sec). (David J Mathre)

Current (03-November-2020) Daily Electric Energy Used (52.2 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (29.6 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun and clouds. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 22.6 kWh.