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.
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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
