Nuthatches (1 Viewer)

[smudger]

I have been watching a Nuthatch this afternoon take nuts from a feeder, then fly to different parts of the garden and hide them either in the grass banks or in rock crevices. i have never seen this happen before. Is this normal or are we in for a hard winter.

 

[themexican]

I have been watching a Nuthatch this afternoon take nuts from a feeder, then fly to different parts of the garden and hide them either in the grass banks or in rock crevices. i have never seen this happen before. Is this normal or are we in for a hard winter.

Hi from just north of you....this is a common thing with Nuthatches as they force the nut into a crack and that then becomes a vice for holding and eating the nut just as Bluetits use thier feet to hold the nut so a Nuthatch uses a tree..ps I used to live in Ceredigion near Llanybydder B

 

[smudger]

Nuthatch

Hi from just north of you....this is a common thing with Nuthatches as they force the nut into a crack and that then becomes a vice for holding and eating the nut just as Bluetits use thier feet to hold the nut so a Nuthatch uses a tree..ps I used to live in Ceredigion near Llanybydder B

Not far from Llanybydder, bought a car from there once, nice part of the County. I have seen Nuthatches using a fork in a tree branch to open nuts, but this one was hiding the nuts as if storing for latter use.
smudger

 

[KC Foggin]

Hello smudger and on behalf of the entire staff here at BirdForum, a warm welcome to you :t:

Yes, nuthatches, chicadees and woodpeckers seem to be very good at storing food for the winter months.

 

[themexican]

Perhaps we are in for a bad winter then ? Better get some B supplies in

 

[salty]

hello, welcome to bird forum!

 

[Mark Bruce]

Hi smudger,a warm welcome to you.

 

[robinm]

Hi smudger, welcome to BirdForum :t:

 

[christineredgate]

Hi,Smudger,welcome to BF.

 

[smudger]

Hi Christine, thanks for the welcome. Great picture, but I was a BSA Rocket man in the 1960's