Clint Saunders showed me some nuthatches nesting in a snag in his yard. So, I pointed my camera.
White-breasted Nuthatches carve out their own nest and then smear pitch around the entrance, probably to keep other creatures out. During the winter, nuthatches eat seeds; when spring comes, they will also eat insects and spiders. During courtship and incubation, the male brings food for the female.
“Is it roomy enough?”
“It’s just fine.”
“Might I offer you a tasty spider, m’dear?”
“Ah, and it’s my favourite species.”
Your photos are sure an inspiration to get out with the camera.
I love your love stories … your “hoodie whoopie”, now this.
Holley, if I were working for a naturalist group, I would probably be reprimanded for such anthropomorphizing.
Hi Alistair:
I suffer from archniphobia (sp?) but I really liked these pictures!!