Tuesday (18-August-2020) — New Jersey

Summer Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

Deer inside the fence nibbling on the wildflowers.

Daily Electric Energy Used (54.3 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (71.1 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. A surplus of 16.8 kWh.

Sunday (02-August-2020) — New Jersey

Summer Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

Every night the deer keep nibbling on my weeds and wildflowers. Unfortunately, they don’t nibble on the invasive “mile-a-minute” vine.

Daily Electric Energy Used (73.0 kWh) from Sense. Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (54.8 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Clouds in the morning, sun in the afternoon. A deficit of 18.2 kWh.

Weekly Electric Energy Used (470 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (438 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. A deficit of 32 kWh.

Sunday (26-July-2020) — New Jersey

Summertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Something different. Need to catch up with all of the recent images. Time to get out an mow the yard.

Pair of young fawns with spots. Image taken with a Fuji X-T2 camera and 200 mm f/2 OIS lens and 1.4x teleconverter (ISO 12800, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec) (David J Mathre)
Pair of young fawns with spots. Image taken with a Fuji X-T2 camera and 200 mm f/2 OIS lens and 1.4x teleconverter (ISO 12800, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec) (David J Mathre)

Daily Electric Energy Used (69.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (74.3 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny and hot all day. A surplus of 4.8 kWh.

Weekly Electric Energy Used (456 kWh) from Sense. Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (450 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. A deficit of 6 kWh.

Monday (29-June-2020) — New Jersey

Early Summertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the Day: Blue Jay, Gray Catbird, Northern Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse, House Finch, American Goldfinch, and Turkey Vulture.


Summer Birds of the Day. Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Flowers of the Day: Purple Allium, Red Poppy, Blanket Flower, Teasel, Four O’Clock, Garlic Scapes, Delphinium, Larkspur, Garlic Scapes, Black-eyed Susan, Sunflower, Pink Poppy, and Foxglove.


Summer Flowers of the Day (portrait). Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Summer Flowers of the Day (landscape). Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Critters of the Day: Squirrel, Spots the Fawn, Rabbits, and Red Fox. This was the first time since last winter that I have seen Rabbits in the backyard. Within five minutes, the Red Fox showed up and the Rabbits disappeared.


Critters (mammals) of the Day. Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed at my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (66.0 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (83.9 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Lots of Sun. A surplus of 17.9 kWh.


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Thursday (18-June-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

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)
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)
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.


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