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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Monday (02-December-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Autumn Nature in New Jersey.

Northern Cardinals and House Finches on a snowy day.


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Click on the above image to access my PhotoShelter gallery with the individual images in the following slideshow.



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Daily Electric Energy Used (85.5 kWh) from Sense and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (0.0 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy.  Snow covered the solar panels. Overall a net deficit of 85.5 kWh.

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Sunday (01-December-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Autumn Nature in New Jersey.

Rain, then freezing rain (0.7 inches). No snow yet. I cleaned and filled the bird feeders yesterday. Even in the freezing rain some birds showed up. A pair of female House Finches with icicles on the bird feeder.

Icicles on the Bird Feeder with a pair of female House Finches. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VRII lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/100 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Icicles on the Bird Feeder with a pair of female House Finches. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VRII lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/100 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)

Daily Electric Energy Used (88.6 kWh) from Sense and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (1.9 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy.  Cloudy, rain, and freezing rain and cold. Overall a net deficit of 86.7 kWh.

Weekly Electric Energy Used (535 kWh) from Sense and Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (158 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Overall a net deficit of 377 kWh.

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Saturday (02-February-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

It has been very cold, and the local critters came out looking for food on this sunny morning. This is the first time that a crow came up onto the deck. It looks like it needs a bath, but all the water is frozen.

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Black Crow looking for food. Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR telephoto lens (ISO 900, 500 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec) (David J Mathre)






Tuesday (15-January-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

House Finch, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Marsh Wren, and Squirrel.





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