There's frantic peeping going on in this nest box. Momma has just flown in with some food. I didn't see her. Who is nesting on the side of this Ponderosa pine?
A face pops out. Momma.
Pygmy Nuthatch! And in her bill, a bit of nest dross. I watched her come and go. Every time she carried food in, and took waste away. Tiny, tidy, efficient.
I love these birds! When I hike in the Mt. Pinos area I see a lot of them; it's a huge Pygmy Nuthatch habitat. I love how they fly in little groups and their calls are so sweet.
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Cute pictures! Nuthatches are cool...
I love these birds! When I hike in the Mt. Pinos area I see a lot of them; it's a huge Pygmy Nuthatch habitat. I love how they fly in little groups and their calls are so sweet.
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