Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Black-capped Chickadee and the White-breasted Nuthatch

 


The black-capped chickadee (on the left) and the white-breasted nuthatch gave a visit at the same time yesterday so I was able to capture them at once. They seem very similar as they both hang on trees upside down, generally with their heads pointing towards the ground as they look for insects on the bark. The nuthatch is actually the larger bird but here it looks smaller as it was slightly set back away from the camera. The chickadee grabs a seed and flies off to eat it on a branch. The nuthatch is more particular and grabs a seed before what looks like he digs a hole in the bark to put it there for later. Anyway, two colorful interesting birds hanging at the feeder.