Chipping Sparrow and American Goldfinch at the bird feeder today. Not getting much traffic at the bird feeders these days…
Chipping Sparrow feeding at a bird feeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 180, 600 mm, f/4, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)Goldfinch feeding at a bird feeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 250, 600 mm, f/4, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Daily Electric Energy Used (60.0 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (74.3 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Lots of sun with short intermittent clouds. A surplus of 14.3 kWh.
Female Northern Cardinal and Chipping Sparrow at the bird feeder today. Pink Tulip flower that the deer missed.
Female Northern Cardinal perched above a bird feeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)Chipping Sparrow feeding at a bird feeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)Chipping Sparrow feeding below a bird feeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)Pink Tulip Flower. Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 105 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 64, 105 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Daily Electric Energy Used (53.5 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (47.2 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Sun and clouds. A deficit of 6.3 kWh.
Opossum smells the apple second night in a row, but sets the trap off from the outside and avoids getting caught. Actually, I don’t want to catch the opossum since they supposedly eat Deer Ticks.
Daily Electric Energy Used (53.5 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (47.2 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Sun and clouds. A deficit of 6.3 kWh.
Three types of birds at the bird feeder today. Chipping Sparrow, House Finch (both male and female), and Northern Cardinal (female).
Chipping Sparrow at a bird feeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)Male House Finch at a bird feeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1000, 600 mm, f/4, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)Female House Finch at a bird feeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 800, 600 mm, f/4, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)Female Northern Cardinal perched above a bird feeder. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 800, 600 mm, f/4, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)Chipping Sparrow perched on a planter. Image taken with a Nikon D5 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
Daily Electric Energy Used (51.4 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (35.4 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Some sun with lots of clouds. A deficit of 16.0 kWh.
Opossum smells the apple, but stays outside the trap. Actually, I don’t want to catch the opossum since they supposedly eat Deer Ticks.
Daily Electric Energy Used (51.4 kWh) from Sense Home Energy Monitor and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (35.4 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Some sun with lots of clouds. A deficit of 16.0 kWh.