Birds of the Day: Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, American Goldfinch, Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Song Sparrow, and Mourning Dove.
Backyard Summer Birds of the Day. Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Flowers of the Day: Poppies (Red, Pink, Icelandic), Black-eyed Susan, Moth Mullein, Blanket Flower, Larkspur, Foxglove, Spiderwort, Bergamot, Horsemint, Lemon-Mint, Bee Balm, Monarda, Mexican Hat, Teazel
Summertime Flowers of the Day. Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Summertime Flowers of the Day. Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Summertime Flowers of the Day. Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Summertime Flowers of the Day. Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Daily Electric Energy Used (61.7 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (60.9 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Mixed clouds and some sun. A deficit of 0.8 kWh. Power glitch in the morning stopped data collection on the Sense Monitor until it was rebooted. The daily numbers are guesstimates.
Birds of the Day: Northern Cardinal, House Finch, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Gray Catbird, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Tufted Titmouse, Black-capped Chickadee, Brown-headed Cowbird
Backyard Summer Birds of the Day. Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Lots of flowers, almost too many to keep up with, and a couple I need to identify. Flowers of the Day: Poppies (Red, Pink, Oriental, Icelandic), Bachelor Button, Cornflower, Spiderwort, Larkspur, Chicory, Cosmos, Red Coreopsis, Delphinium, Sweet William, Thistle, Monarda citriodora, Lemon Mint Lemon Beebalm, Lemon Horsemint, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Bergamot, Foxglove, Black-eyed Susan, Plains Coreopsis, Lance-leaf Coreopsis, Sunflower, Common Mullein, Yellow Prickly Pear, Yucca, Teasel, and May Apple. Supposedly, Turtles eat the seeds from May Apples since they are low to the ground. New May Apple plants then crop up where the turtle excret the seeds. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen any turtles this year.
Poppies (portrait). Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Poppies (landscape). Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Summer Wildflowers (Blue & Purple). Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Summer Wildflowers (Red or Pink). Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Summer Wildflowers (Yellow). Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Summer Wildflowers (White) plus May Apples. Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Critters of the Day: Frogs, Squirrel, and Deer. The pond is drying out so the frogs are having to live closer together.
Kermit and his close relatives (also named Kermit). Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Doe with horseflies. Image taken with a Leica CL camera and 90-280 mm lens. (DAVID J MATHRE)Squirrel in the air. Image taken with a Leica CL camera and 90-280 mm lens. (DAVID J MATHRE)Doe with horseflies and two fawns. Image taken with a Leica CL camera and 90-280 mm lens. (DAVID J MATHRE)
Daily Electric Energy Used (49.3 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (60.5 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Mixed clouds and some sun. A surplus of 11.2 kWh.
Monthly Electric Energy Used (1491 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (2080 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. A surplus of 589 kWh.
Birds of the Day: Black-capped Chickadee, Gray Catbird, Northern Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse, Chipping Sparrow, House Finch, and Brown-headed Cowbird.
Early Summer Birds of the Day. Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Squirrel up on the birdfeeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Conflict at Bambi’s backyard playground as one of the fawns becomes a bully.
Bambi’s backyard playground. Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Early Summer Birds of the Day. Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Groundhog (notice the tick in its ear). Image taken with a Nikon N1V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 800, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/50 sec). (David J Mathre)
Early Summer Wildflowers: Yucca, Larkspur, Delphinium, Black-eyed Susan, Daisy, Red Poppy, Pink Poppy, Mexican Hat, and Teasel,
Early Summer Flowers (Portrait). Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Early Summer Flowers (Landscape). Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Daily Electric Energy Used (45.9 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (39.9 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Clouds and rain. A deficit of 5.0 kWh.
Birds of the Day: Red-bellied Woodpecker, House Finch, Northern Cardinal, Chipping Sparrow, Blue Jay, and Black-capped Chickadee. I think the Eastern Phoebe has given up on the nest above my front door.
Birds of the Day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Early Summer Wildflowers: Plains Coreopsis, Lemon-Mint, Delphinium, Larkspur, Lance-leaf Coreopsis, Rigid Goldenrod, Blanket Flower, Mexican Hat, Sweet Black-eyed Susan, Cornflower, and Yucca. I managed to save a few of the Yucca flowers from the ravenous deer.
Summer Flowers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Mowed the lawn. Time-lapse video recorded with a Garmin VIRB-360 camera.
Daily Electric Energy Used (61.2 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (82.6 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun and intermittent clouds. A surplus of 21.4 kWh. The solar panels continue to produce more energy than required to keep the house cool with the energy efficient Geothermal HVAC system.
Birds of the Day — Northern Cardinal, Black-capped Chickadee, House Finch, Gray Catbird, Chipping Sparrow, Blue Jay, and Tufted Titmouse. The Eastern Phoebe continues to sit on the nest.
Birds of the Day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Spotted Fawns at Daycare. Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 200-500 mm f/4 lens (DAVID J MATHRE)Pair of Spotted Fawns dropped off at Daycare. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)Pair of Spotted Fawns dropped off at Daycare. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
Daily Electric Energy Used (40.5 kWh) from Sense. The daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (31.5 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. More clouds than sun. A deficit of 9.0 kWh.
