For Nuthatches My first publish in Canadian Geographic Magazine Venturing out in the cold of the season and finding Nuthatches galore. These friendly little birds are a sheer delight to come across while out and about. They get their common name from their habit of jamming large nuts and acorns into tree bark, then whacking them with their sharp bill to “hatch” out the seed from the inside. You will always hear the Nuthatches before you see them with the insistent nasal yammering usually high up in the trees but they soon come down to investigate your presence insearch of a free meal. We are blessed to have two varieties : the Red-breasted and the White-breasted. This year there is an abundance of the White I have only come across one Red while visiting Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. White-breasted Nuthatch ( Sitta carolinensis ) Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa, ON, Canada. No matter wha...
