🔊 How to Speak Nuthatch! 🔊 Have you heard the White-breasted Nuthatch cracking jokes in your trees?These quirky little songbirds are easy to recognize by their nasal, laughing-sounding calls—like they’re always in on a private joke! 😄🎶 Fast songs help them stay in touch with their mate, while slower calls are used to claim territory. It’s their way of saying, “This tree’s taken!” or “Check me out, ladies!”⚠️ When danger’s nearby—like a hawk or nosy squirrel—they give sharp, high-pitched alar

A male Red-bellied Woodpecker and a White-breasted Nuthatch drop in for snacks. Always fun to feel the Woodpecker’s tail feathers propped against my hand. | Jocelyn Anderson Photography

White-breasted Nuthatches nest in natural cavities or knotholes, woodpecker holes, or sometimes in nest boxes. These poor babies were displaced after the tree that they were nesting in was removed. How do we know these are nuthatches? When birds are very young, sometimes it is difficult to know the species, but we know these babies are nuthatches by looking at their feet. A nuthatch’s foot has one big toe (hallux) that faces backward, while its other three toes face forward. It’s able to walk he

Nuthatch Building its Nest Wincent mrTc0 #bird #nature #wildlife | HAWI Studios

❤️ white-breasted nuthatch ❤️ #birdwatching #birdfeeder #backyardbirds #nuthatch | Amy Yu