Tag: Brown-headed Cowbird

Wednesday (04-December-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Autumn Nature in New Jersey.

Birds at the feeder on a snowy day — Blue Jay, House Finch, Cowbird, Junco.

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Daily Electric Energy Used (89.7 kWh) from Sense and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (2.38 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy.  Snow covered the solar panels. Overall a net deficit of 87.3 kWh.

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Friday (07-June-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

I know, it has been a while. I’ve been dealing with Server Upgrades (running out of space to store my images), Lightroom Catalog Upgrades (needed to increase the size of the catalog images to match my new computer and monitor), home renovation, patio garden, and yard work. I am about caught up. I was taking pictures every day, which I will be posting. The wildflower gardens are starting to bloom. Lots of Red Poppy and Cosmos flowers. New flowers this year are Blue Spiderwort and a White Allium. I am starting to harvest Strawberries from the Grow Towers. Today’s bird pictures are a Female Cowbird. The Cowbirds have been laying their eggs in the Robins nests.

Tiny Green Grasshopper on a Daisy. Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 macro lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
Tiny Green Grasshopper on a Daisy. Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 macro lens (DAVID J MATHRE)





Strawberry. Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 macro lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
Strawberry. Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 macro lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
Strawberry. Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 macro lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
Strawberry. Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 80 mm f/2.8 macro lens (DAVID J MATHRE)


Daily Power Use (est 56 kWh) and Solar Production (64.95 kWh) from Sense. The power use is an estimate since there have been a number of data dropouts beginning about noon. I am waiting on a response from Sense regarding the problem.
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Friday (24-June-2016) — New Jersey.

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Testosterone pumped Brown-headed Cowbird and its double reflection in the early morning sun. It has been attacking its reflection for several days now. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/56 sec).

Testosterone Pumped Brown-headed Cowbird and Its Double Reflection in the Early Morning Sun. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/56 sec). (David J Mathre)
Testosterone Pumped Brown-headed Cowbird and Its Double Reflection in the Early Morning Sun. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/56 sec). (David J Mathre)