A Northern Cardinal cocks his head as he examines the world beyond the safety of his bare bush.

A tufted titmouse sits in a tree with fall leaves and enjoys the new cool weather.

Photographed at Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Maryland. This red milkweed beetle may be a bit lost as it is climbing around in fennel, not milkweed. However, there are several milkweed plants nearby.

Flowers side by side

And when you're this small, that hurts.

Moments later he'd take flight to catch a small flying insect

A sunflower slowly pivots to follow the sun while a bee visits it.

This male downy woodpecker stops his work collecting insects for a moment to enjoy the breeze and fall leaves (or so I like to think).

Not only is he enjoying the fall colors, but this Red-bellied Woodpecker has found a little morsel to eat.

If you don't really clean those under-wing feathers, it's going to get stinky!

A Heavenly Blue Morning Glory folds up in the late afternoon sun.

Is not nearly as catchy as "Purple Rain" I suppose.

What happens when it's mid-fall and you go birding? You get squirrels.

I've seen rabbits eat a lot of things, but not a leaf like this. It was pretty cute watching him move it around as he chewed.

Explored on 3/27/21!

Its amazing how beautiful Maryland is as this is just from a walk around the neighborhood.

Yesterday was a bit of a disaster for a walk; when the most interesting thing you see the whole time is a squirrel there's a problem.

A Northern Flicker takes in his fall surroundings after exploring a nearby dead tree.

Getting ready to make chocolate-filled pretzels