Nuthatch

A typical nuthatch pose.  Do they have an aching neck at the end of the day?

 

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This little nuthatch was working very hard on the tree trunk.

 

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This whitebreasted nuthatch was checking things out from the safety of a pine tree.

 

Curiosity

This little nuthatch watched us closely before flitting away.

 

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Nuthatch on the lookout.

 

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The birdfeeders were busy.  This nuthatch swept in and out of the feeders.

 

Cracking

The white breasted nuthatch was working hard to crack open his seed prize

 

Waiting

The nuthatch children are getting bigger, they're also getting noisy.

They raise a ruckus when Dad or Mom is late with the food.

 

Busy

This little nuthatch has been coming and going out of the birdhouse for weeks.  Finally we can see he's been feeding hungry mouths.

 

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Mr. Nuthatch cracking open seeds or eating bugs?

 

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A nuthatch contortionist at the feeder.

Birds again

The bird feeders were very busy the day we were at Wilkerson Nature Preserve.  A Downy woodpecker and Pine Warbler shared the suet feeder

A White breasted nuthatch was next.

A Goldfinch parked on a perch for a long time.

A female gold finch and a house finch joined him.