A cardinal, bathed in sunlight.

A chickadee bops through the forest.

It's rosehip season!

Goats and just about all other plant-eating animals in Midwestern forests are happy to grab this nutritious food, during this lean time.

A Red-Wing Blackbird finds itself in the middle of a white out.

A female cardinal rests, after a big snow storm.

A Pileated woodpecker boldly searches the forest for food. It is a very rare sight for these parts of the Midwest.

It is a huge bird; shockingly so, when compared to its other woodpecker cousins.

What an honor it was to watch it feast on grubs from an old walnut tree.

A nuthatch visits the garden, just as the sun begins to set.

A blue jay spends a cold morning high in a tree.

A red-belly looks for food.

Suddenly, a female cardinal finds herself in a winter wonderland.

First snow always makes cardinals look so beautiful.

Juncos come back to the Midwest, just in time for Thanksgiving!

A nuthatch comes close.

A brilliant, sun-bathed Downy.

A sparrow gulps down delicious-looking honeysuckle fruit.

But don't try to eat these yourself!

Most varieties of honeysuckle are toxic to people.

A nuthatch spirits away a stash of seeds, for the upcoming winter.

Goldfinch upon Japanese maple.