A Tufted Titmouse at maximum tuft with Fall colors in the background. This little one was quite chatty until a peanut was offered.

Eastern Bluebird, in our yard in Hamilton County Indiana. These are becoming increasingly common here, and I’m grateful for that. #birds #birding #photography

A female Dark-eyed Junco and a male Dark-eyed Junco, both of the slate-colored subspecies. The female has some brown feathers mixed in with the gray and is the one facing right, while the male is completely gray.

A Tufted Titmouse watches the nature trails from a spruce tree.

A male Northern Cardinal doing a floof on a chilly morning. Fluffing up feathers traps air and creates insulation, helping to keep the bird keep warm.

A Black-capped Chickadee with a Red-bellied Woodpecker perched on the other side of the log.

A Tufted Titmouse with his/her head feathers blowing in the breeze.