Sitta europaea
The Eurasian Nuthatch is 14 cm long and has the typical nuthatch big head, short tail and powerful bill and feet. It is blue-grey above, with a black eyestripe.
temperate Europe and Asia
I spotted a lot of these Nuthatches in Foping Nature Reserve. They moved fast up and down the trunks of trees eating something, but I'm not sure what. I caught this one with some kind of seed or nut in its mouth.
Lat: 33.52, Long: 107.93
Spotted on Nov 26, 2011
Submitted on Apr 8, 2012
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