Trees and plants occupied my attention more than the birds did this morning. Many of the trees have already lost their leaves, but some are just hitting their autumn peak. Oaks looked particularly vibrant this morning. Many maples are still brightly colored.
Unfortunately invasive species are still prolific in the hedgerows here, such as this dense tangle of bittersweet and multiflora rose.
I noticed that some of the taller grasses had some form of gall in the middle of the stem.
Then there was this curiosity. The small yellow fruit (less than a half inch wide) grew on some short stems in the middle of a field.