Photo by Alan Murphy Photography
Posted 29 Jan 2024
Sometimes you just have to take whatever space you can find! I shot these Pygmy Nuthatches over the holidays.
Photo by Alan Murphy Photography
Posted 29 Jan 2024
Sometimes you just have to take whatever space you can find! I shot these Pygmy Nuthatches over the holidays.
That photo really gave me a giggle. Funny birds.
They are my second favorite songbird, tied with the similarly behaved Carolina Wren. I have the White Breasted Nuthatches where I am, not these guys though.
They’re like little cartoon characters, just walking up and down walls and across the ceiling without ever giving it a second thought. I don’t know how anyone would not be amused by these little birds.
I’m glad they gave you a chuckle.
We only have Eurasian nuthatches here, fun fact I learned recently, they’re the only British bird who can climb down a tree, every other bird has to fly to the bottom and climb up, that’s wild to me.
Your nuthatches are just as nifty. I like their colored bellies!
I love seeing them climb down trees head first. First time I saw this I was like “wait a second there HEAD FIRST?!” I knew about short-toed treecreepers abilities as very good climbers but European nuthatches are next level.
It’s weird isn’t it? They’re cool though.