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downy woodpecker, Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, house finch, osprey, postaday, white-breasted nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatches are again coming to our birdfeeder, feeding themselves at their preferred angle, i.e. vertically and upside down. Sometimes I wonder how they manage to swallow those sunflower kernels, but they do.
Most birds eat like the female Downy Woodpecker and House Finch shown below.





Other birds have their breakfast delivered.

I’ve read that nuthatches jam sunflower seeds into bark crevices, then split them to get the germ out. Clever!
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I did not know about that, although I have seen the nuthatches walk up and down the tree trunks in our backyard.
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Stunning photos Hien!
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Thank you, Aletta!
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Cool, the way the nuthatch approaches the feeder slot. Nice photos, Hiền. 🙂
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Thank you, Tim! I am always amazed when I see them walk down the feeder!
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All birds seem to have some or other interesting quirk!
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More gorgeous photos. I especially like the second one of the upside down Nuthatch.
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