#blue nuthatch

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[1388/10977] Blue Nuthatch - Sitta azurea

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Certhioidea Family: Sittidae (nuthatches)

Photo credit: Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok via Macaulay Library

[proton-wobbler]

Loser's Bracket: Final Poll

Image Sources: Titmouse (All About Birds); Blue Nuthatch (Neoh Hor Kee); Nightjar (Dubi Shapiro); Grebe (Daniel Pettersson)

[possumnest]

i made a calendar! and you can pre-order it here!

it features 12 illustrations of my favorite native north american birds on every page, and for an extra $10 you can get a sticker bundle of 5 of the bird designs!

[michaelnordeman]

Eurasian Nuthatch/nötväcka, Great Tit/talgoxe, Great Spotted Woodpecker/större hackspett, Marsh Tit/entita and Blue Tit/blåmes. Värmland, Sweden (October 26, 2019).

[ostdrossel]

I got to test another Ceyomur trailcam, the CY75, and I was pleasantly surprised by the photo quality. I think of the trailcams I have tested so far, this one takes the best photos, and they may actually even look ok printed. I have added some more info on my website (https://www.ostdrossel.com/blog/things-are-still). It is rainy and grey here today, not a lot going on. Have a good Tuesday!

[christinaseas]

four birds in a Japanese maple tree on a rainy morning

[besidethepath]

Blue tits around the feeding area and an approaching masked robber

[kiskutnya]

I've been thinking about making tree and pond/lake bird shaker charms... What do you guys think? :^0 I'm not sure if people would be super interested

[occasionallybirds]

A walk in the winter woods

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula)

January 11, 2023

Southeastern Pennsylvania

[kavohh707]

My personal highlights - 2023 - part 7:

Songbirds. They are everywhere, mostly small and fast and I am still happy with every good picture I get.

(And yes, I know crow are songbirds as well, but they get their own post)

[mostlybirdsandphotos]

misc birds from the sanctuary:

bald eagle

yellow-rumped warbler

red-breasted nuthatch

great blue heron

greater white-fronted goose

[proton-wobbler]

Round 1, Poll 15

Blue Nuthatch vs Common Ground Dove

sources under cut

Blue Nuthatch Propaganda

"Cuties!! I see nuthatches depicted decently often, but never this guy!"

No other nuthatch is patterned quite like this guy! While most nuthatch have a combination of steel blue, white, and rusty rufous feathers, the Blue Nuthatch is the only one to sport a full mask.

Also unique to this species is the ability to protect its eyes by contracting the bare skin around them to help cover them up.

Common Ground Dove Propaganda

"THIS is the ultimate small pigeon. so you look at its photo and looks round and pigeon-like and you think oh okay i guess it's one of the normal species of pigeon, WRONg. google how it looks like when someone holds it in their hand. you would not BELIEVE how impossibly TINY this thing is and i want to hold it so so so badly it has no right to be this smol"

"When males compete for food or mates they may make sharp cooing calls and raise one or both wings, revealing chestnut wing-patches. A courting male follows the female and keeps doing this, sometimes flying after her to stay near."

Their song is often described as sounding like "No Hope"

Image Sources: Nuthatch (Neoh Hor Kee)

[sheahuntphotography]

Sunday morning birdwatching

29/09/2024

[way-out-there]

Some birds... just chilling in the trees🪶

[michaelnordeman]

Blue Tit/blåmes, Common Chaffinch/bofink, Greenfinch/grönfink and Eurasian Nuthatch/nötväcka. Värmland, Sweden (September 25, 2021).

[ostdrossel]

As someone from the middle of Germany,

I have always loved having four seasons, and Michigan is a great place to be with that. I can see beauty in all four of them, and it is lovely to have them all here. Snow days are fun because there is a bit more activity at feeders, and I love the pale background for photos too. The birds are all slightly more agitated as well, which can produce some fun shots. Here are some from today. It is wonderful to see more of the Titmouse again. The Goldfinches are still quite vibrant, and having the King of the Yard over is always a treat.