2020 A to Z Challenge !
N is for Red-breasted Nuthatch !
An intense bundle of energy at your feeder, Red-breasted Nuthatches are
tiny, active birds of north woods and western mountains. These
long-billed, short-tailed songbirds travel through tree canopies with
chickadees, kinglets, and woodpeckers but stick to tree trunks and
branches, where they search bark furrows for hidden insects. Their
excitable yank-yank
calls sound like tiny tin horns being
honked in the treetops.
The Red-breasted Nuthatch collects resin globules from coniferous trees
and plasters them around the entrance of its nest hole. It may carry the
resin in its bill or on pieces of bark that it uses as an applicator.
The male puts the resin primarily around the outside of the hole while
the female puts it around the inside. The resin may help to keep out
predators or competitors. The nuthatch avoids the resin by diving
directly through the hole.
To see and learn more go here!
Have a great day!
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And for more entertainment
you can go to my other blog A Snap a Day.
Here's today's link:
https://katheworsley.blogspot.com/2020/04/thankful-thursday-april-16-2020.html
Pretty little bird, it's what he is doing with resin!
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Such clever little nestbuilders! :)
ReplyDeleteThe Multicolored Diary
So cute, and such busy little birds!
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We don't get red-breasted nuthatches in the UK, although we get the Eurasian nuthatch. Would love to see one!
ReplyDeleteNot So Sweet Toffee
I never knew that about nuthatches! It's another bird I should have seen, but don't remember ever having done so.
ReplyDeleteThey look so so tiny!!
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Not one i was familiar with, they are fascinating!
ReplyDeleteI love nuthatches. There are a lot around here. Did you know that nuthatches only go in one direction on trees (can't remember if it is up or down) and brown creepers (a tiny bird that has a similar diet) only goes in the opposite direction? Nature is a work of art and magic as it meshes life into ecosystems.
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ReplyDeleteMany apologizes for the late visit. I'm playing catch up. I'm so off-kilter this year's blog fest. What a strange month! This is a new-to-me birdie. What a pretty lil feathered friend!
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