Five-Years Ago (28-February-2016) — India

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 54: Cochin (Kochi) India.

Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey docked at Port Cochin, India: Indian Pond-Heron, Black Kite. My eBird Checklist.


Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey in the evening while docked at the Cochin Port. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Eleven-Years Ago (28-February-2010) — California

Wintertime Nature in Yosemite National Park

Morning Yosemite Valley Walkabout: Common Raven. eBird Checklist


Common Ravens in a parking lot. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

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.

Saturday (27-February-2021) — New Jersey

Wintertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Not many visitors to the birdfeeder (warmer and raining most of the day): White-throated Sparrow.

White-throated Sparrow. (David J Mathre)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis). Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens. (David J Mathre)

Daily Electric Energy Used (70.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (21.3 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy much of the day. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 17.6 kWh.

Five-Years Ago (27-February-2016) — India

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 53: Arrival in Cochin (Kochi) India.

Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey on the Laccadive Sea during the morning while approaching Kochi, India: Brahminy Kite, House Crow. My eBird Checklist.


Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey on the Laccadive Sea. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey in the evening while docked at the Cochin Port: Indian Cormorant. My eBird Checklist.

Indian Cormorant. (David J Mathre)
Three Indian Cormorants in flight viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey while docked at Port Cochin. Kochi (Cochin), India. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 195 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)