Friday (06-November-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the birdfeeder today included Tufted Titmouse, Black-capped Chickadee, House Finch, and American Goldfinch.


Backyard Birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (45.0 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (28.0 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny day. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 17.0 kWh.

One-Year Ago (05-November-2019) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

The grass is greener on the other side of the fence.

Two Deer. (David J Mathre)
Doe and fawn (winter coat) in and outside my wildflower garden. Image taken with a Fuji X-H1 camera and 200 mm f/2 lens + 1.4x teleconverter. (David J Mathre)

Current (05-November-2020) Daily Electric Energy Used (46.7 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (29.4 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun and clouds. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 17.3 kWh.

Wednesday (04-November-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the birdfeeder today included Tufted Titmouse, Black-capped Chickadee, Pine Siskin, and a molting American Goldfinch.


Backyard Birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (51.7 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (29.5 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy and rain. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 22.2 kWh.

Monday (02-Novemeber-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

A number of feisty Pine Siskin’s descended on the birdfeeder. The local House Finch’s and Goldfinch’s had to be aggressive to even approach the birdfeeder. Most other small birds stayed away.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (54.3 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (33.5 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy and rain. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 17.8 kWh.

Sunday (01-November-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Not many birds at the birdfeeder. The American Goldfinch have adopted their winter/non-breeding colors.

American Goldfinch. (David J Mathre)
American Goldfinch. Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens. (David J Mathre)

Daily Electric Energy Used (56.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (6.9 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy and rain. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 49.6 kWh. Still having data issues with Sense.