Category: Nature

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

Eight-Years Ago (26-November-2011) — Pennsylvania & New Jersey

Autumn Nature in Pennsylvania & New Jersey.

Colorful dawn from the Lambertville – New Hope bridge over the Delaware River. View from the bridge looking  east toward New Jersey. Back when I still worked at the Merck  facility in West Point Pennsylvania I crossed this bridge every morning very early trying to avoid traffic on Route 206. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 14 mm, f/16). HDR composite from 5 images using Nik HDR Efex Pro.

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Dawn from the Lambertville – New Hope Bridge over the Delaware River. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 14 mm, f/16). HDR composite from 5 images using Nik HDR Efex Pro.. (David J Mathre)

Monday (25-November-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Outdoor Autumn Nature in New Jersey.

Dawn clouds and jet trails.

Clouds and Jet Trails at Dawn Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 8-15 mm fisheye lens (ISO 64, 14 mm, f/5, 1/400 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Clouds and Jet Trails at Dawn Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 8-15 mm fisheye lens (ISO 64, 14 mm, f/5, 1/400 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)

Daily Electric Energy Used (71.1 kWh) from Sense and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (30.8 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Overall a net deficit of 40.3 kWh.


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Five-Years Ago (25-November-2014) — Florida

Gone to See Florida 2014. Day 1: Merritt Island.

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge: Black Point Wildlife Drive. It was starting to rain, so I only got one loop on the wildlife drive. Some birds, but not as many as I have seen on previous visits. One new bird that I haven’t seen before. After looking through some books, I think it is an immature Common Gallinule.


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Sunday (24-November-2019) — New Jersey

Outdoor Autumn Nature in New Jersey.

Deer just outside the electric fence (where they belong).

Deer on the correct side of the Electric Fence. Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 200 mm f/2 camera + 1.4x teleconverter (ISO 1600, 280 mm, f/2.8, 1/400 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Deer on the correct side of the Electric Fence. Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 200 mm f/2 camera + 1.4x teleconverter (ISO 1600, 280 mm, f/2.8, 1/400 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Deer on the correct side of the Electric Fence. Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 200 mm f/2 camera + 1.4x teleconverter (ISO 1600, 280 mm, f/2.8, 1/420 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Deer on the correct side of the Electric Fence. Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 200 mm f/2 camera + 1.4x teleconverter (ISO 1600, 280 mm, f/2.8, 1/420 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)

Daily Electric Energy Used (72.8 kWh) from Sense and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (7.0 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Rained all morning. Overall a net deficit of 65.8 kWh.

Weekly Electric Energy Used (482 kWh) from Sense and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (130 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Not much sun during the week. Overall a net deficit of 352 kWh.

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Saturday (23-November-2019) — New Jersey

Indoor Hydroponic Flowers.

The first Strawberry flowers have appeared. Since I do not have bees inside the house, I will have to manually pollinate these to get indoor strawberries this winter. Other plants that have bloomed (or are about to bloom) include Plains Coreopsis, Lilliput and Thumbelina Zinnia, Marigold, and Cornflower.

Strawberry Flower. AeroGarden Farm 07 Right. Fuji X-T3 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 OIS macro lens (ISO 160, 80 mm, f/14, 1/30 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Strawberry Flower. AeroGarden Farm 07 Right. Fuji X-T3 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 OIS macro lens (ISO 160, 80 mm, f/14, 1/30 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Plains Coreopsis Flower. AeroGarden Farm 04 Left. Fuji X-T3 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 OIS macro lens (ISO 320, 80 mm, f/11, 1/30 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Plains Coreopsis Flower. AeroGarden Farm 04 Left. Fuji X-T3 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 OIS macro lens (ISO 320, 80 mm, f/11, 1/30 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Yellow Thumbelina Zinnia Flower. AeroGarden Farm 04 Left. Fuji X-T3 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 OIS macro lens (ISO 800, 80 mm, f/11, 1/30 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Yellow Thumbelina Zinnia Flower. AeroGarden Farm 04 Left. Fuji X-T3 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 OIS macro lens (ISO 800, 80 mm, f/11, 1/30 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Pink Lilliput Zinnia Flower. AeroGarden Farm 04 Left. Fuji X-T3 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 OIS macro lens (ISO 320, 80 mm, f/11, 1/30 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Pink Lilliput Zinnia Flower. AeroGarden Farm 04 Left. Fuji X-T3 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 OIS macro lens (ISO 320, 80 mm, f/11, 1/30 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Marigold Flower. AeroGarden Farm 04 Left. Fuji X-T3 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 OIS macro lens (ISO 800, 80 mm, f/11, 1/30 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Marigold Flower. AeroGarden Farm 04 Left. Fuji X-T3 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 OIS macro lens (ISO 800, 80 mm, f/11, 1/30 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Cornflower Flower Bud. AeroGarden Farm 04 Left. Fuji X-T3 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 OIS macro lens (ISO 320, 80 mm, f/11, 1/30 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Cornflower Flower Bud. AeroGarden Farm 04 Left. Fuji X-T3 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 OIS macro lens (ISO 320, 80 mm, f/11, 1/30 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)

Daily Electric Energy Used (73.1 kWh) from Sense and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (30.0 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Sunny with some clouds, but cooler outside. Overall a net deficit of 43.1 kWh.

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