White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
(L 5.75" WS 11" Wt 0.74 oz )
May store seeds from feeders
in tree barks for winter.
in tree barks for winter.
I saw a nuthatch on a tree Going round
and round. It made me dizzy just to see
Him walking upside down! I s‘pose he
was so busy there Finding bugs to eat,
That he was thinking of his mouth, And
quite forgot his feet!
and round. It made me dizzy just to see
Him walking upside down! I s‘pose he
was so busy there Finding bugs to eat,
That he was thinking of his mouth, And
quite forgot his feet!
(Mae Norton Morris)
Starved Rock St Pk
13Feb2011
Sitta in Greek means a bird
like a woodpecker mentioned
by Aristotle et al.
like a woodpecker mentioned
by Aristotle et al.
© BirdNote,
Ellen Blackstone
© Cornell
Ornithology
Ornithology
© Audubon
Society
Society
Thatcher Woods
09May2017