Tag: Iceland Poppy

Tuesday (29-March-2022) — New Jersey

Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed in the backyard: Blue Jay, American Robin, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Cardinal.


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

It appears a bear walked through the yard last night. In the morning, one of the birdfeeders was down on the ground.

Indoor Hydroponic Flowers. California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) continue to produce flowers. Yellow and White Iceland Poppy (Papaver nudicaule). Pink and white with pink lace Poppy (Papaver rhoeas). Turkish Tulip Poppy (Papaver glaucum). Time-lapse video of an Iceland Poppy and a Turkish Tulip Poppy opening. I had to start the camera half an hour before the Hydroponic LED lights went on.


Turkish Tulip Poppy Flowers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Iceland Poppy Flowers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Pink and White (Red) Poppy Flowers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (98.8 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (68.0 kWh) from Sense. Sunny but cold. Deficit of 30.7 kWh.

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Wednesday (10-June-2020) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Kermit with two Mosquitoes. Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 200-500 mm f/5.6 VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)
Kermit with two Mosquitoes on its back. Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 200-500 mm f/5.6 VR lens (DAVID J MATHRE)

Birds of the Day — Gray Catbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Cardinal, and unidentified immature birds. The Eastern Phoebe has been spending time on the nest. When it is away the nest has also been visited by a female Brown-headed Cowbird and a Carolina Wren.


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

Spring flowers of the day — Red, Pink, Oriental, and California Poppies. Love-in-a-mist, Blue Chicory, Daisy, Impatiens, Delphinium, Larkspur, Partridge Pea, Evening Primrose, Sweet William, 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 (57.8 kWh) from meter reading. The daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (72.1 kWh) from meter reading. Much more sun. A surplus of 14.3 kWh.



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