Tag: house sparrow

Monday (21-February-2022) — New Jersey

Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

Fourth and final day of the Annual Backyard Bird Count. Birds of the day viewed in the backyard, at the birdfeeder and on the patio: Mourning Dove, Red-tailed Hawk, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, European Starling, American Robin, House Sparrow, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Common Grackle, Northern Cardinal. The birds were skittish until a band of Blue Jays harassed and chased away a Red-tailed Hawk.


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.


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.


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.

Daily Electric Energy Used (91.4 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (48.6kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny but colder. Deficit of 42.8 kWh.

Tuesday (14-December-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, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, European Starling, Northern Mockingbird, House Sparrow, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco. I think this is the first time I have observed a House Sparrow at my house.


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

Nervous fox checking out the patio. Hope it finds some of the rats.

Daily Electric Energy Used (53.0 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (31.3 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Mostly sunny. Geothermal HVAC heating the house. Deficit of 21.7 kWh.

Monday (13-December-2021) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Colorful Clouds at Dawn. Composite of eleven images taken with a Leica CL camera. Images were processed with Capture One Pro 22, including the panorama stitching. This is a new feature in the just released update to Capture One Pro. Previously, I would have stitched the images with AutoPano Giga (a program no longer supported) or PTGui. The stitched image size is 16309 x 5365 pixels. At 300 dpi, the print would be 54.4″ x 17.9″.

Colorful Clouds at Dawn. (David J Mathre)
Colorful Clouds at Dawn. Composite of three images taken with a Leica CL camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 800, 23 mm, f/8, 1/30 sec). Images processed with Capture One Pro 22. (David J Mathre)

Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Blue Jay, Carolina Wren, Northern Mockingbird, House Sparrow, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal. I think this is the first time I have observed a House Sparrow at my house.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (60.2 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (31.6 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Mostly sunny. Geothermal HVAC heating the house. Deficit of 28.6 kWh.

Sunday (07-June-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the Day — House Finch and Eastern Phoebe. After the last chick fledged from the Eastern Phoebe nest, it looks like the parents are getting the nest ready for another brood.

House Finch. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
House Finch. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
House Finch. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
House Finch. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)

Spring flowers of the day — Red, Pink, and Oriental Poppies. Love-in-a-Mist, Daisy, Bachelor Button, Cornflower, and Lance-leaf Coreopsis.


Poppies. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Spring Wildflowers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (48.8 kWh) from meter reading. The daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (80.9 kWh) from meter reading. Much more sun. A surplus of 32.1 kWh.

Weekly Electric Energy Used (317 kWh) from meter reading. Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (434 kWh) from meter reading. A surplus of 117 kWh.


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Four-Years Ago (12-January-2016) — Hawaii

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 8: Hawaii.  Oahu Field Trip .

Although not a “Birding Field Trip” I did capture the images of several birds. A Black Swan in the Boydo-In Temple grounds at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Several Red Junglefowl and Red Crested Cardinals at Mālaekahana State Recreation Area. A Hawaiian Coot swimming in a shrimp pond at James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge. Several unknown birds at Sunset Beach Park and Haleiwa Beach Park. And finally, three House Sparrows outside the Dole Plantation tourist center.

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Black Swan at the Boydo-In Temple, Hawaiian Memorial Park. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 800, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Male Red Junglefowl at Mālaekahana State Recreation Area . Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 800, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Female Red Junglefowl and three chicks at Mālaekahana State Recreation Area . Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 400, 2640 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Male Red Junglefowl at Mālaekahana State Recreation Area . Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 200, 224 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Two Red Crested Cardinals at Mālaekahana State Recreation Area . Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 400, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Red Crested Cardinal at Mālaekahana State Recreation Area . Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 400, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Hawaiian Coot swimming in a shrimp pond at James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge in Kahuku, Hawaii. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Hawaiian Coot swimming in a shrimp pond at James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge in Kahuku, Hawaii. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Hawaiian Coot swimming in a shrimp pond at James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge in Kahuku, Hawaii. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Unknown Bird at Sunset Beach Park in Ohau, Hawaii. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 400, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Unknown Bird at Sunset Beach Park in Ohau, Hawaii. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 200, 157 mm, f/5.3, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Unknown Bird at Haleiwa Beach Park in Ohau, Hawaii. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Three House Finches in a tree at the Dole Plantation in Ohau, Hawaii. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 160, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)