Category: Travel

Travels around the world

Saturday (30-October-2021) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Black-capped Chickadee, House Finch.


> Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

During the rain and wind storm last night the two of the tie-down stakes holding the storage shed I assembled yesterday pulled out of the ground. According to my weather station, the wind gusted to nearly 30 mph during the night. I should have tied the shed to the pallet with a ton of steel pipes for the deer fence.

Storage Shed off base. (David J Mathre)
Storage Shed blown off base. Image taken with a Leica CL camera and 23 mm f/2 lens. (David J Mathre)

In addition to resetting the Storage Shed, projects for the day included assembling two workbenches and moving/inventorying the steel pipe for the deer fence.

Daily Electric Energy Used (43.6 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (23.4 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun and clouds. Deficit of 20.2 kWh.

Eight-Years Ago (28-May-2013) — Norway

Gone to See Europe and North Africa. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 32: Oslo, Norway.

Oslo walkabout: Graylag Goose. My eBird Checklist.

Graylag Goose. (David J Mathre)
Graylag Goose (Anser anser). Oslo, Norway. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 85 mm lens. (David J Mathre)

Fourteen-Years Ago (28-May-2007) — Colorado

Springtime Nature in Colorado

Boulder Residence Inn. Northern Flicker My eBird Checklist.


Northern Flicker. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Longs Peak Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park. American Three-toed Woodpecker, Canada Jay, Mountain Chickadee, Yellow-rumped Warbler. My eBird Checklist.


Longs Peak Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR lens (some with a 1.4, 1.7, or 2.0x teleconverter). Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Lily Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park. Mallard, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle. My eBird Checklist.


Lily Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR lens (some with a 1.4, 1.7, or 2.0x teleconverter). Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Eight-Years Ago (27-May-2013) — North Sea

Gone to See Europe and North Africa. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 31: North Sea.

Viewed from the deck of the MV Explorer: Northern Gannet. My eBird Checklist.


Viewed from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Fourteen-Years Ago (27-May-2007) — Colorado

Springtime Nature in Colorado

Afternoon Wild Basin hike in Rocky Mountain National Park. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audobon’s). My eBird Checklist.


Yellow-rumped Warbler. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.