Category: Photo Techniques

Saturday (08-February-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

Something completely different today. There were some heavy winds as a front came through. We have had a lot of rain and the ground is saturated. One of the wind gusts blew over the table where one of my outdoor video cameras was mounted. When I reviewed the video, I noticed what looks like an Eastern Red-backed Salamander running away from the camera. The video has been slowed down 10x.

Daily Electric Energy Used (83.1 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (34.3 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. The sun finally came out for some of the day! A deficit of 48.8 kWh.

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Friday (07-February-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

House Finch and Tufted Titmouse. It is interesting watching how the different birds deal with sunflower seeds. Cardinals and Finches are able to crack open the seed and eat the meat within their beak. Most of the other birds have to hold the seed with their feet and knock at the seed with their beak until they crack it open. Some do it at the feeder and others fly away to a tree branch or other hard surface.


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Daily Electric Energy Used (74.2 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (9.8 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Cloudy most of the day. A deficit of 64.4 kWh.

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Thursday (06-February-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

Young Doe on keeps coming close to the house (inside the electric fence).

Daily Electric Energy Used (74.2 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (3.4 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Rainy all day. A deficit of 70.8 kWh.

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Wednesday (05-February-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

The new bird today is a Downy Woodpecker. I thought it might be a Hairy Woodpecker, but this bird is smaller. Other birds that stopped by include a House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Tufted Titmouse, and Black-capped Chickadee.


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Daily Electric Energy Used (65.3 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (8.1 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Cloudy all day. A deficit of 57.2 kWh.

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Tuesday (04-February-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

House Wren grooming and at the bird feeder. Other birds including House Finch, Northern Cardinal, Dark-eyed Junco, and Black-capped Chickadee.


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Click on the above image to access my PhotoShelter Gallery with the individual images in the following slideshow.


Daily Electric Energy Used (63.4 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (14.7 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Cloudy much of the day. A deficit of 48.7 kWh.

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