Category: Nature

Views of nature and the natural world. Plants, animals, and wildlife from around the world.

Five-Years Ago (16-March-2016) — Zambia, Zimbabwe

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 71: Victoria Falls, Zambezi River, Zimbabwe

Field trip on the Zambezi River: Egyptian Goose, White-headed Lapwing, African Openbill, African Darter, Long-tailed Cormorant, Little Egret, Squacco Heron, Striated Heron, Glossy Ibis, African Sacred Ibis, Hadada Ibis, Wire-tailed Swallow. My eBird Checklist


Afternoon voyage on the Zambezi River. 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.

Six-Years Ago (16-March-2015) — Chile

Gone to See Patagonia 2015 Photography Tour with Thom Hogan. Day 15: Traveling from Torres del Paine to Calafate, Argentina.

Along the road in Torres del Paine County, Magallanes, Chile: Lesser Rhea, Andean Condor. My eBird Checklist


Along the road in Torres del Paine County, Magallanes, Chile. Images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm VR lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Thirteen-Years Ago (16-March-2008) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey

Afternoon walkabout: Blue Jay, Tufted Titmouse, American Robin, Fox Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal. My eBird Checklist.


Afternoon backyard walkabout with a Nikon D300 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Monday (15-March-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the birdfeeder and backyard: Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal.


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

Still the only wildflowers in bloom are the Purple Crocuses and Snow Drops. Waiting on the Daffodils and Tulips.


Purple Crocuses and Snow Drops Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (69.9 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (63.3 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny all day, but colder outside. The Geothermal HVAC system was on. A deficit of 6.6 kWh.

Five-Years Ago (15-March-2016) — South Africa

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 70: Cape Town and Western Cape, South Africa.

Field trip to Darling Wind Farm: Crowned Lapwing, Cape Sparrow, Yellow Canary. My eBird Checklist

Sunset Beach on the Western Cape: Great White Pelican. My eBird Checklist


Darling Wind Farm and Sunset Beach. 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.