Strange hooked toe on white-breasted nuthatch (1 Viewer)

[spacekitt3n]

I have a white-breasted nuthatch in my area that has a strange looking back toe, shaped like a shepherd's cane, sort of (see pictured, sorry for the bad drawing, i havent been able to get a picture of him). After looking up what their toes are supposed to look like, it seems this is out of the ordinary. Has anyone seen this before?

 

[KC Foggin]

Wow! Might be a good idea to contact a Nature Rehabber to see if they can trap it and see what this is all about.

 

[Nutcracker]

Looks like a man-made object that it has got stuck to its foot, sadly.

 

[KC Foggin]

Have you seen the Nuthatch again or lately?