Friday (12-March-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Again not many visitors to the birdfeeder: Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow.


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

Snow-drops and Purple Crocuses from across the street. In two of the images a bee is working a Crocus flower. The Daffodils look to bloom in a few days.


Snow-drops and Purple Crocuses. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (38.4 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (57.8 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. A bit cloudy in the early morning but sunny the rest of the day. Geothermal HVAC system on, but was able to open the house for a few hours in the afternoon when the outside temperature was higher outdoors than indoors. A surplus of 7.5 kWh. Four days in a row that the solar panels produced a surplus.

Two-Years Ago (12-March-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey

Morning at the Birdfeeder: Northern Cardinal. My eBird Checklist.


Morning at the birdfeeder with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VRII lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Thursday (11-March-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Not many visitors to the birdfeeder (either due to the warm weather or the neighborhood cat sitting under the birdfeeder): Carolina Wren, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco.


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


Neighborhood cat under the birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (46.7 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (57.8 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny. Geothermal HVAC system on, but was able to open the house for a few hours in the afternoon when the outside temperature was higher outdoors than indoors. A surplus of 11.1 kWh. Three days in a row that the solar panels produced a surplus.

Wednesday (10-March-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the backyard and birdfeeder: Mourning Dove, Turkey Vulture, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (53.0 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (58.2 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny. Geothermal HVAC system on, but was able to open the house for a few hours in the afternoon when the outside temperature was higher outdoors than indoors. A surplus of 4.8 kWh. Two days in a row that the solar panels produced a surplus.

Two-Years Ago (10-March-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey

Afternoon at the Birdfeeder: Common Grackle, Northern Cardinal. My eBird Checklist.


Afternoon at the birdfeeder with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VRII lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.