Category: Nature

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

Friday (24-June-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Harvey, my early morning natural lawn service. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/38 sec).

Harvey, My Early Morning Natural Lawn Service. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/38 sec). (David J Mathre)
Harvey, My Early Morning Natural Lawn Service. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/38 sec). (David J Mathre)

Friday (24-June-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Honey Bee Entering Stage Left to Collect Some Black Poppy Pollen. What does Poppy Honey taste like? Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/85 sec).

Honey Bee Entering Stage Left to Collect Some Black Poppy Pollen. What does Poppy Honey taste like? Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/85 sec). (David J Mathre)
Honey Bee Entering Stage Left to Collect Some Black Poppy Pollen. What does Poppy Honey taste like? Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/85 sec). (David J Mathre)

Friday (24-June-2016) — New Jersey.

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Red Eyed Turtle with Yellow Spots Sunning Itself in the Early Morning Sun. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/420 sec).

Red Eyed Turtle with Yellow Spots Sunning Itself in the Early Morning Sun. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/420 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red Eyed Turtle with Yellow Spots Sunning Itself in the Early Morning Sun. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/420 sec). (David J Mathre)

Thursday (23-June-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Early Morning (05:30) Lawn Service. Mommy is allowing junior to get closer to the house, now within 10 meters. Next thing they will be in my wildflower patch. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/50 sec). The early morning clouds were yellow giving everything a warm glow.

Fawn with Spots and Doe. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (David J Mathre)
Fawn with Spots and Doe. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (David J Mathre)

Thursday (23-June-2016) — New Jersey.

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

New Pink and Blue Flowers in My Wildflower Garden. For those in the know I am interested in IDs. I also have many more images of the poppies and cornflowers.

Pink Wildflowers Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (David J Mathre)
Pink Wildflowers Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (David J Mathre)
Blue Columbine Wildflowers. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (David J Mathre)
Blue Columbine Wildflowers. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (David J Mathre)
Blue Columbine Wildflowers and Poppy Seedpod. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (David J Mathre)
Blue Columbine Wildflowers and Poppy Seedpod. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (David J Mathre)