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BIRDS: Red-breasted nuthatch
These rarer cousins of the white-breasted nuthatch have been in the area for awhile, and I finally got one at my feeder one afternoon this week.
The red-breasted nuthatch is a beautiful little bird, more a European sportscar than a clunky sedan like the sparrows at the feeder.
If he could sing like a Carolina wren, he’d have the whole package.
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I had them in my yard this past summer, eating my sunflowers. They are acrobats, even more than the normal chickadees and other nuthatches!
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Thanks. That was informative. A cute little guy too.
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Evelyn
I had them in my yard this past summer, eating my sunflowers. They are acrobats, even more than the normal chickadees and other nuthatches!
Christine
Thanks. That was informative. A cute little guy too.