Friday (10-June-2022) — New Jersey

Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed in the backyard: Wild Turkey, Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Blue Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Gray Catbird, American Robin, House Finch, Northern Cardinal. This is the first time I have seen a Wild Turkey in the backyard in a long time.


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

Daily Electric Energy Used (74.3 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (80.3 kWh) from Sense. Sunny. Surplus of 6.0 kWh.

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Thirteen-Years Ago (28-February-2008) — Colorado

Wintertime Nature at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.

Morning Walkabout: Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Wild Turkey. My eBird Checklist and https://ebird.org/checklist/S67640879.


Birds viewed at Mesa Verde National Park. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Eleven-Years Ago (28-February-2008) — Colorado

Elderhostel “Photography in the Southwest” Workshop. Day 4: Mesa Verde National Park.

Wild Turkeys in the winter feeding at Mesa Verde National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens + 1.7 TC-E II teleconverter (ISO 200, 510 mm, f/8, 1/400 sec).

Click on the above image to access my PhotoShelter gallery with the images in the following slideshow.


Three-Years Ago (21-June-2012) — New Jersey

Summertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Three Young Wild Turkeys grazing on the first day of summer three years ago. They are small so the clovers can be considered as underbrush. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 800, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec).

Young Wild Turkeys. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 800, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Young Wild Turkeys. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 800, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (21-June-2012) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Three Young Wild Turkeys Grazing in My Backyard. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 800, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec).

Young Wild Turkeys. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 800, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Young Wild Turkeys. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 800, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)