Birdwatching With @mindhunter #1: THE NUTHATCH (Sitta europaea)

in #til8 years ago (edited)

The nuthatch can often be seen as it walks up and down the trunk of a tree searching for insects.


Source: wildlife-photography.uk.com/blog/?m=201106

Plummage and call

It's back and wings are soft blue, and the underparts a buff which shades to chestnut on the belly.

It has a startingly clear whistle which sounds like 'tuuy ... tuuy' as well as a sharp metallic loud trill. Its habit is usually made by partially filling its nest entrance with mud hence its nickname of 'Mudstopper' in some European countries.

Haunts

Any area with a good supply of trees. Many are found in the deep forests of Southern Europe including Poland.

Food

Insects and their larvae; seeds and berries, sunflower seeds, hazel nuts etc.

Nest

Their nests are usually located in holes in a tree trunk. Lined with grass and leaves, if the entrance is too large, the nuthatch will plug it up with mud to suit its needs.

Eggs

From four to ten eggs, ground colour white and carrying heavy spotting in a brownish red. Laid from April to June.

Happy bird twitching my fellow Steemians!

@mindhunter

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This photograph is plagiarism. You persistently use other people's photographs for your posts without giving credit.
http://www.wildlife-photography.uk.com/blog/?m=201106
@smooth @bernisanders please check up this user's posts before upvoting. You are his/her most generous curators.

Apologies - I missed the first one is this series! An EDIT will be made :)

EDIT DONE: The rest in the series are fine - may the @smooth and @berniesanders up-votes continue on .... (Hi @smooth!)

Covering up your plagiarism is not going to save you.

I guess you forgot about sources here too?

https://steemit.com/life/@mindhunter/microsoft-surface-book-review-first-off-it-s-super-duper-expensive-so-get-ready

Or this Photography by Melvin Nicholson??

https://steemit.com/photography/@mindhunter/an-amazingly-rare-white-rainbow-shot-over-rannoch-moor-scotland-at-the-weekend

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-38063662

And accidently plagiarised this recipe? (full copy of content)

https://steemit.com/food/@mindhunter/mindhunter-s-sweet-tooth-continues-berry-almond-bakewell

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/berry-almond-bakewell

@smooth @berniesanders @blocktrades - user has been reported to @steemcleaners.
Shame that we have just found out about this behaviour now. User has passed our watch getting away with stealing people's content.

The chickadee and nuthatch are more inspiring society than statesmen and philosophers, and we shall return to these last as to more vulgar companions.

~Henry David Thoreau

Nice little bird. I often hear it in the countryside.

Such a simple bird to identify with its sound.

Nice post, good TIL!! ;)
Wondering you could leave a link to the sound recording, if available...
I found this one for you http://www.hbw.com/ibc/species/59914/sounds
(I'm not a bird person, I always have to ask someone else. But sometimes I can recognize some sounds!! )

Youtube I find is best for bird calls :) DONE!

I told you, I'm not a bird person!! :))

That is my purpose, to get you to stop and look at birds ;)

I already stop (sometimes) but I really need to ask someone, because I never can remember birds names! I'm more a plant person, they totally get my attention on field walks :)

I need to do a post on wildflowers in the future - I do love them too!

"Boomklevertje" in Dutch, "one that sticks to tree".

In Polish I think it translates as 'tree creeper'!

P.S. I've spotted many of these in the forests of Southern Poland. Name in Polish: Kovalek.

That would be cool to walk up and down trees or buildings! Lol! ITS SUPER BIRD! Hahaha! Thanks for shareing! 🐦🕊🐤

It's like the spiderman of trees. It looks really weird climbing up & down trees!

Hahaha! I can imagine lol ! 🐤🕷🕵🐦

Many thanks @lynchiandream - I can see the bird theme is touching hearts. <3

('tuuy ... tuuy' - a thank you cheep!)

sharp pic and interesting background - thanks !

Always a pleasure @dreamstream :)

The nuthatch has a very unique call that makes it very easy to recognise.

I don't know how it makes that 'tuuy ... tuuy' sound with its vocal chords??