Eight-Years Ago (25-March-2013) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey

Afternoon Walkabout: Turkey Vulture in flight. My eBird Checklist.

Turkey Vulture. (David J Mathre)
Turkey Vulture in flight. Image taken with a Nikon 1V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 185 mm, f/7.1, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Fourteen-Years Ago (25-March-2007) — Illinois

Springtime Nature in Illinois

Afternoon walkabout at the Chicago Navy Pier: Common Grackle. My eBird Checklist.

Common Grackle. (David J Mathre)
Common Grackle. Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 100, 170 mm, f/5.6, 1/90 sec). (David J Mathre)

Wednesday (24-March-2021) — New Jersey

Springtime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Morning walkabout and visitors to the patio birdfeeder: Turkey Vulture, Carolina Wren, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (51.3 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (10.7 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Clouds and rain. Geothermal HVAC system was on. A deficit of 40.6 kWh.

Three-Years Ago (24-March-2018) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey

Morning Walkabout: Turkey Vulture, American Crow, American Robin. My eBird Checklist.


Morning walkabout. Images taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 80-400 VRII lens and Fuji X-T2 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Seven-Years Ago (24-March-2014) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey

Afternoon Walkabout: Black Vulture, European Starling, American Robin, Dark-eyed Junco. My eBird Checklist.


Afternoon walkabout. Images taken with a Nikon Df camera and 600 mm f/4 VRII lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.