White-Breasted Nuthatch

The first part of this video was taped when I was walking through one of the parks here in Ohio. I noticed a sound like a woodpecker and looked around until I found this Nuthatch high up in this Pine tree digging in the bark of the tree for food. The second part of the video was taped here at the house on one of my suet feeders and I was shocked at how long he stayed on the suet. Usually the Nuthatch is more of a grab and go type of bird at my feeders but he loved that suet cake.

More on Nuthatch's:

The White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) is a small songbird of the nuthatch family which breeds in old-growth woodland across much of temperate North America. It is a stocky bird, with a large head, short tail, powerful bill and strong feet. The upperparts are pale blue-gray, and the face and underparts are white. It has a black cap and a chestnut lower belly. The nine subspecies differ mainly in the color of the body plumage.

Like other nuthatches, the White-breasted Nuthatch forages for insects on trunks and branches, and is able to move head-first down trees. Seeds form a substantial part of its winter diet, as do acorns and hickory nuts that were stored by the bird in the fall. The nest is in a hole in a tree, and the breeding pair may smear insects around the entrance as a deterrent to squirrels. Adults and young may be killed by hawks, owls and snakes, and forest clearance may lead to local habitat loss, but this is a common species with no major conservation concerns over most of its range.

This info found at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-breasted_Nuthatch

The background sound in the second part of this video was found at Freesound.org and posted by the user Herbert Boland
http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=28239

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• White
• Breasted
• Nuthatch
• Suet
• Pine
• Tree
• Nature
• Birds
• Lake
• County
• Ohio

[seahue]

Nice footage. At the very end I think it said, "Thanks!"

[MoviesMusicNature]

You caught that huh? LOL I wasn't sure to include that or not but what the heck its natural right?

[seahue]

I'm not sure I caught what you are talking about...I noticed the beak open just before it flew away and I pictured a dialouge balloon saying, 'Thanks'...o.k now I see what you'r talking about...I actually missed that the first time:P

[MoviesMusicNature]

I guess I was distracted LOL and didn't see the mouth opening.. Thanks for the comments Seahue

[GoldfinchGarden]

What a little beauty. I'd never heard of this little bird until now. Great video

[MoviesMusicNature]

Thank You :-)

[odlaw18]

Loved it.

[lmmsl]

what a beautiful bird you have got.I have never seen this bird..But we have Nuthatches blue and brown in colour...Never seen in my garden..Waiting to see one..hih..

Anyway wonderful capture...

[thebirdgarden]

another colourful bird from america