Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.
Birds of the Day — Brown-headed Cowbird, House Finch, Blue Jay, Tufted Titmouse, American Goldfinch, Northern Cardinal, Gray Catbird, Black-capped Chickadee, Mourning Dove, Carolina Wren, and Eastern Phoebe. Many of the birds are young. There continues to be lots of action at the Eastern Phoebe nest with both parents feed the new hatchlings.
Birds of the Day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Spring flowers of the day — Poppies (California, Oriental, Red), Dame’s Rocket, Five-spot, Rhododendron, Johnny Jump Up, Babies Blue Eyes, Bachelor Button, Cornflower, Sweet William, Dianthus, Siberian Wallflower, Daisy, Foxglove, Babies Breath, Grass Lily, Forget-me-not, and Tulip Tree.
caption. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
caption. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
caption. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
caption. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
While watching the birds, I caught a squirrel running across the backyard with a black walnut it burried last fall.
![Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey Squirrel with a Black Wallnut. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR telephoto lens. (DAVID J MATHRE)](http://www.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ff4Nm00ob8s/s/600/750/D5-20200525-13072259.jpg)
Squirrel running with a black walnut. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Daily Electric Energy Used (47.1 kWh) from meter readings the Sense Home Energy Monitor. The daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (55.0 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Sun and clouds. A surplus of 7.9 kWh.
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