Pygmy Nuthatch 照片檔

The Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea) is a tiny gregarious songbird whose habitat ranges from southern British Columbia south through the western United States to central Mexico. This bird has a gray cap with bluish upper parts and white underneath. It is usually found in coniferous forests especially ponderosa pines. Pygmy nuthatches clamber among the limbs of these trees, feeding on insects and seeds. Pygmy nuthatches nest in tree cavities, lining the bottom with pine-cone scales and other soft plant and animal material. The female lays 4–9 eggs and does most of the incubation. This pygmy nuthatch was photographed at Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.