Thursday, November 12, 2009

White breasted nuthatch


I was surprised the other day to see a nuthatch without a red breast. I thought perhaps it was just an immature red breasted nuthatch but then I discovered there is a white breasted nuthatch and that was obviously what I had seen. I have seen one several times although the red breasted type is more common around here. Both types of nuthatch stay here all year round but are usually more visible in the fall and winter. This is not my photo unfortunately!

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