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White-breasted Nuthatch

 

A common feeder bird with clean black, gray, and white markings, White-breasted Nuthatches are active, agile little birds with an appetite for insects and large, meaty seeds. They get their common name from their habit of jamming large nuts and acorns into tree bark, then whacking them with their sharp bill to “hatch” out the seed from the inside. White-breasted Nuthatches may be small but their v

 

Photo courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology 2025
Text courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology 2025