21 November 2005

The Red-Breasted Nuthatch is Fearless!

The merry little band of freshly black-and-white chickadees hung out in the lilacs while I hung out the window to refill the feeder with sunflower seeds, safflower seeds, cracked corn, and those oh-so-delectable peanuts. The red-breasted nuthatch, on the other hand, hung off the feeder while I filled it, just to get first dibs.

Last year one landed on my hand. Quite bold little birds. rbnuphot2m

Update, 4:36 pm: Now the nuthatch is sitting on the windowsill, eep-ing softly, totally unconcerned that there's a cat going ballistic on the other side of the glass.

Image from What Bird

1 comment:

My Daily Struggles said...

WOW. Chickedees have entered the world of the blagosphere!