Friday (02-May-2014) — New Jersey

Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey.

Pink Plum Tree Bloom. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/4 lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/2000 sec).

Pink Plum Tree Bloom. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/4 lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Pink Plum Tree Bloom. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/4 lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Thursday (01-May-2014) — New Jersey

Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey.

Carpenter Bee in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/4 lens (ISO 800, 300 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). This is a crop from the full image. I did this hand-held, and had to manually focus. No VR with this lens. So lots of out of focus images to get one or two in focus.

Carpenter Bee in Flight. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/4 lens (ISO 800, 300 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). This is a crop from the full image. I did this hand-held, and had to manually focus. No VR with this lens. So lots of out of focus images. (David J Mathre)
Carpenter Bee in Flight. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/4 lens (ISO 800, 300 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)

Monday (14-April-2014) — New Jersey 

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Young Turkey Vulture. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 280, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec).

Young Turkey Vulture. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 280, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Young Turkey Vulture. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 280, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (14-April-2012) — New Jersey

Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey.

Young Turkey Vulture (showing up the day before tax day…) Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 280, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec).

Young Turkey Vulture. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 280, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Young Turkey Vulture. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 280, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)

Sunday (06-April-2014) — New Jersey

Springtime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Turkey Vulture Soaring Under a Spring Moon. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 140, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 sec).

Turkey Vulture Soaring Under a Spring Moon. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 140, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 sec). (David J Mathre)
Turkey Vulture Soaring Under a Spring Moon. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 140, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 sec). (David J Mathre)

For an earlier version of a Turkey Vulture flying past the moon check out (24-February-2007)