This white-breasted nuthatch earns its namesake by "hatching" a seed. To do this they jam acorns or seeds into a tree’s bark and then whack them with their sharp beaks until it's exposed. More on these incredible birds: http://bit.ly/2jKj0DU Video: Danielle Brigida/USFWS | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The Real Birds of Belle Haven Episode 2: The Winds of Change (video sound on for full effect 😂) The ice from the overnight freeze hadn’t even begun to thaw before the tension began to simmer. Caroline, our femme fatale Carolina Chickadee with her black cap pulled low like a high-fashion beret, clung to the shepherd’s hook with jittery elegance. "Whitby, darling, look at the state of the millet," she chirped, her voice revealing a sharp vibrato of anxiety. "If we aren't seen at the main feeder b

Happy little Nuthatches today. Got a new no mess patio and porch feed and they are loving it. Don't even care I am sitting just a few feet away. 1 min video of them in comments. Turn up sound to hear their happy chirps. #tinklenberghouse | Tinklenberg House Gallery -

Watch a rare, cinematic close-up of **this Giant Nuthatch singing** — a large, charismatic member of the nuthatch family that inhabits high-elevation pine and mixed conifer forests. In this clip we focus on the species’ unmistakable vocal behavior: crisp, nasal contact notes and short, purposeful chips that ping from limb to limb like small bells. The camera lingers on the bird as it clings and inspects bark, giving you frame-by-frame access to its foraging posture, bill movements, and the micro