Brown-headed Nuthatch - Sitta pusilla - Spring
by Christy Cox
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Brown-headed Nuthatch - Sitta pusilla - Spring
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Christy Cox
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Photograph - Photography
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A Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla) perches quickly on a broken branch during a spring morning. This nuthatch is smaller in size than the White-breasted Nuthatch as well as faster in movement and flight. Their small size is not represented in their loud and distinct "squeaky-dog-toy" chirp. When two of these Brown-headed Nuthatches get together the squeaks they make talking back and forth to one another is extremely comical.
These little guys are losing population, so if you live in the Southeast of the USA, please consider putting up a nest box for them. They make great neighbors with Eastern Bluebirds and can have nest box in the same area, just place no less than 30 feet apart. An Eastern Bluebird nest box can be converted to a BHN by placing a 1" hole converter over the current Eastern Bluebird 1 1/2" hole.
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Comments (48)
Pamela Newcomb
Great bird portrait and the branch is a great pathway into the subject. Congratulations on your feature in ALL Stars.
Christy Cox
WoW! Thank you so very much Barbie for featuring "Brown-headed Nuthatch - Sitta Pusilla - Spring"! A spectacular honor!!
Maria Hunt
Christy... This is so perfectly presented! Love it. Congratulations on your feature in All Stars F/L
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
What a cute bird, Congratulationns on your feature in All Stars. I am proud to like and feature special, well-described work!
Christy Cox
Thank you so very much Lilia for featuring "Brown-headed Nuthatch - Sitta pusilla - Spring" in Bird Watchers - Photography"! Spectacular honor!
Christy Cox
Thank you so very much Don for featuring "Brown-headed Nuthatch - Sitta pusilla - Spring" in Clear BIRD Photography! Outstanding honor!!
Don Columbus
Congratulations Christy, your work is Featured in "Clear BIRD Photography"! Beautiful Capture of a tiny bird. Perfect Focus and Sharp Image created the Bokeh Green background! Very Nice Work!
Christy Cox
Thank you so very much Carl for the lovely comment! I totally agree with "these little guys are not an easy capture" - they are not, yet they are one of my favorite birds! Love them and their cute squeaky chirps and fast movements!
Carl Moore
An excellent profile image of the brown headed nuthatch Christy! Those eyes capture an essence of forward progress! These little guys are not an easy capture and you framed this one perfectly! Thank you for sharing such a lovely image!
Christy Cox
Thank you so very much Carl for featuring "Brown-headed Nuthatch - Sitta pusilla - Spring" in Bird Watchers! Fabulous honor!!
Christy Cox
Thank you so very much Dan for featuring "Brown-headed Nuthatch - Sitta pusilla - Spring" in Premium FAA Artists! A fabulous honor!!
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