Tag: Blue Jay

Thursday (04-November-2021) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Mourning Dove, Blue Jay, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco.


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

Time-lapse videos using Red Rover. Changing from the front loader to the fork lift, moving several tractor impalements to make room for storage shed 2, and biweekly recycling. A lot of cardboard from the deer fence supplies. I hope the county takes it all.

Daily Electric Energy Used (55.6 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (29.6 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Mostly sunny. The Geothermal furnace is now on to heat the house. Indoor temperature set to 64° F. Deficit of 26.0 kWh.

Sunday (24-October-2021) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, House Finch.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (38.6 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (20.5 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy most of the day. Deficit of 18.1 kWh.

Weekly Electric Energy Used (287 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (190 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Deficit of 97 kWh.

Saturday (23-October-2021) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Carolina Wren, House Finch, Northern Cardinal.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (40.3 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (19.6 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy most of the day. Deficit of 20.7 kWh.

Friday (22-October-2021) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Mourning Dove, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Eastern Bluebird, Cedar Waxwing, House Finch Northern Cardinal.


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


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

Flowers of the Day: Cosmos, Marigold, Morning Glory, Zinnia


Flowers of the Day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Bumblebee feeding on a Marigold, Hoverfly feeding on a Cosmos. Hoverflies are camouflaged to look like bees. Great Nature program on PBS the other night “My Garden of a Thousand Bees” Made me go out with my Loawa 24 mm macro lens to get some images of bees in my garden.


Bumblebee feeding on a Marigold. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Hoverfly feeding on a Cosmos. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (40.6 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (27.1 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun and clouds. Deficit of 13.5 kWh.

Tuesday (19-October-2021) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Mourning Dove, Turkey Vulture, Blue Jay, Eastern Bluebird, American Robin, House Finch.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (45.4 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (33.8 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny. With the sun lower in the sky, the leaves on the Sycamore tree are blocking sunlight from the solar panels. Deficit of 11.6kWh.