Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.
The following birds were observed on the patio and bird feeder: Northern Cardinal, Dark-eyed Junco, House Finch, Black-capped Chickadee, and Tufted Titmouse.
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The following birds were observed on the patio and bird feeder: Northern Cardinal, Dark-eyed Junco, House Finch, Black-capped Chickadee, and Tufted Titmouse.
Not a Stink Bug. It is longer and narrower than the brown marmorated stink bug. This Western Conifer Seed bug was on one of my indoor Strawberry plants. Even though it is vegetarian, I let it spend the rest of the winter outdoors. The indoor spiders are not big enough to deal with it.
Daily Electric Energy Used (65 kWh) from Sense and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (19 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Cloudy. A deficit of 46 kWh. Some of the hydroponic gardens are still off.
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Northern Flicker checking out the bird feeder.
I made a final drive through Black Point Wildlife Drive before heading north. A lot of birds were out in the early morning. Birds observed with images include Tricolored Heron, Great Egret, Little Blue Heron, Lesser Scaup, American Avocet, Blue-winged Teal, Lesser Yellowlegs, Killdeer, and Sandpiper (unknown species). Just showing one image for each bird species. More can be seen in the slideshow at the end of the post.
You can access any of the images from the slideshow in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
I arrived at Playalinda beach before sunrise. I noticed a Tern flying above a couple of guys surf fishing.