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nuthatch
noun
nut·hatch
ˈnət-ˌhach 
: any of various small tree-climbing chiefly insectivorous birds (family Sittidae and especially genus Sitta) that have a compact body, a narrow bill, a short tail, and sometimes a black cap
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Chickadees, nuthatches, and other songbirds love Virginia creeper berries, and these vines are also host plants for several types of sphinx moths.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
This call is also understood by nuthatches, which will join in to mob and harass the predator, forming a kind of defensive alliance.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Based in Spain, Blanco also won gold in the contest’s 12 to 14 years category for the same image, a wide-angle view of a Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea) perched on a tree in southern Spain.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
In Britain, their unusually early breeding season gives them an advantage over native species, such as nuthatches and woodpeckers, in the competition for nesting or roosting cavities.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Aug. 2024
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
This call is also understood by nuthatches, which will join in to mob and harass the predator, forming a kind of defensive alliance.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Based in Spain, Blanco also won gold in the contest’s 12 to 14 years category for the same image, a wide-angle view of a Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea) perched on a tree in southern Spain.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
In Britain, their unusually early breeding season gives them an advantage over native species, such as nuthatches and woodpeckers, in the competition for nesting or roosting cavities.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Aug. 2024
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nuthatch
noun
nut·hatch
ˈnət-ˌhach
: any of various small birds that climb trees and eat insects and are noted for their habit of going down tree trunks headfirst
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