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This Nuthatch has a pine nut prize. Nuthatches are omnivorous, eating mostly insects, nuts and seeds. They forage for insects hidden in or under bark by climbing along tree trunks and branches, sometimes upside-down. They forage within their territories when breeding, but may join mixed feeding flocks at other times. Their habit of wedging a large food item in a crevice and then hacking at it with their strong bills gives this group its English name. Calcite Cliffs, Yellowstone.
This Nuthatch has a pine nut prize. Nuthatches are omnivorous, eating mostly insects, nuts and seeds. They forage for insects hidden in or under bark by climbing along tree trunks and branches, sometimes upside-down. They forage within their territories when breeding, but may join mixed feeding flocks at other times. Their habit of wedging a large food item in a crevice and then hacking at it with their strong bills gives this group its English name. Calcite Cliffs, Yellowstone.
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Keywords:
  • Adult
  • Food gathering
  • Male
  • National Park
  • Nuthatch
  • Perching
  • Spring
  • Tower
  • Waiting
  • Yellowstone

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