New Jersey - David Mathre Photography

Two-Years Ago (28-May-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey

Patio Birdfeeder: Black-capped Chickadee. My eBird Checklist.

Black-capped Chickadee. (David J Mathre) — Black-capped Chickadee. Image taken with a Fuji X-T3 camera and 200 mm f/2 telephoto lens + 1.4x Teleconverter. (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (28-May-2018) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey

Morning walkabout and backyard birdfeeder: American Crow, Tufted Titmouse, Gray Catbird, House Finch, Chipping Sparrow, Northern Cardinal. My eBird Checklist.

Morning walkabout and backyard birdfeeder with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Five-Years Ago (28-May-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey

Afternoon Walkabout: American Crow. My eBird Checklist.

American Crow. (David J Mathre) — American Crow. Image taken with a Nikon N1V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)

Nine-Years Ago (28-May-2012) — New Jersey

Springtime Nature in New Jersey

Morning walkabout at Sourland Mountain Preserve. Canada Goose, Tufted Titmouse, American Robin, Red-winged Blackbird. My eBird Checklist.

Morning walkabout at Sourland Mountain Preserve. Images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens and Nikon 1 V1 camera and 10-100 mm VR lens. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Thursday (27-May-2021) — New Jersey

Springtime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

It’s been a while. I’m over a month behind on posts. Spring has kept me busy in the yard. Although I have been taking pictures everyday, I end each day tired and sore from the yardwork and haven’t found the energy to review and post the images. Finally, it rained and I had time to rest and start catching up. New spring flowers, Cicadas, strawberries, birds, gardens, grow towers, hydroponic farms, and the yardwork.

Visitors backyard and the patio birdfeeder: House Finch. Not many birds visiting during the emergence of the Cicadas.

Daily backyard visitors. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

The water level in the back pond is getting low, but still enough to support Kermit the Bull Frog and all of his cousins.

Kermit the Bull Frog. (David J Mathre) — Kermit the bull frog in the back pond. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)

Spring flowers blooming: White Allium, Daisy, Yellow Star Thistle (invasive weed), Five-Spot, Crimson Clover, Baby Snapdragon (Toadflax), Baby Blue, Love-in-a-mist, Poppies (Oriental, Red, California), and Rhododendron.

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

Love-in-a-mist Flowers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

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

Rhododendron Flowers (some with Bumble Bees). Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

I harvested the first batch of Strawberries from the Grow Towers. These are from the strawberry plants that the Doe didn’t eat last winter. Fortunately, the Cat Birds haven’t found the Strawberries this year. If/when they do, I will need to put a net up around the Grow Towers.

Fresh spring Strawberries from the Grow Towers. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (58.6 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (84.6 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny. A surplus of 26.0 kWh.