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

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

And when you're this small, that hurts.

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

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

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.

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

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

This tiny guy is only 8-11 cm in length, and one of the smallest birds in North America.