It's tough being a cardinal, living outdoors even in the rainiest, most miserable weather.
It's tough being a cardinal, living outdoors even in the rainiest, most miserable weather.
It was a chilly morning after a hot night, so these bumble bees were moving VERY slowly while pollinating our "blue" butterfly bush flowers.
#Flowers #BloomScrolling #BumbleBee #Pollinators #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
Crab apples are always a fun (but sometimes rotten) sign of Autumn.
My close-ups can make it feel like the seed pods release one seed. But they actually produce a numerous cluster per each pod. We could potentially have a lot more plants next year!
The woodpeckers had been ignoring the birdfeeder and gorging on Autumn treats for a little while. But as things get colder, they are returning to their favotire restaurant.
Last Portulaca/Piurslane Flowers of Autumn.
#Flowers #BloomScrolling #Portulaca #Purslane #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
Autumn close-ups. :-) #Autumn #Fall #Foliage #Leaves #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
A few of the surviving Autumn flowers at the Trumbull Mall.
#Autumn #Flowers #BloomScrolling #TrumbullCT #Connecticut #SeenOnMyWalk
Beautiful sunrise clouds over the Trumbull Mall this morning.
#Sunrise #Dawn #Twilight #TrumbullMall #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
There are so many colors emerging into this Autumn.
Foliage like stained glass windows in the Autumn sunrise.
Bright Fall foliage against a blue sky.
Mr. Cardinal is always a watchful, cautious soul, even at rest in our apple tree.
One sure sign of Autumn is the appearance of fluffy milkweed seeds. Last night's chilly temperatures seem to have been the signal our plants were waiting for!
#Milkweed #ButterflyMilkweed #MilkweedSeeds #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
Autumn foliage is in full bloom now. Not peak by a long shot, but absolutely beautiful.
This downy woodpecker was NOT happy to share the birdfeeder with this cheeky little nuthatch... but he had no say in the matter. Nuthatches are QUICK! :-)
#BirdWatching #Birds #DownyWoodpecker #Woodpecker #Nuthatch #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
Yellow-faced bee pollinating a portulaca/purslane flower.
#Flower #BloomScrolling #Pollinators #TrumbullCT #Conecticut
This little female downy woodpecker was really wrestling with the bird feeder today to get at every last morsel.
#BirdWatching #Birds #DownyWoodpecker #Woodpecker #TrumbullCT #Connecticut
The foliage looks brilliant against the gray cloudy skies.
