Monday, July 29, 2024

July 29, 2024


I am a White-breasted Nuthatch
I got my name from the way that I eat
I stick an acorn in a tree,
Whack the acorn with my beak
Until the nut inside is "hatched" free.

Location: Oak Openings Preserve Metropark, Swanton, OH

Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-breasted_Nuthatch/overview#

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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