Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

Description:

This small bird often creeps around trees in a head-down position. Breast is reddish brown and the back is a blue-gray. A black cap and eye stripe separated by a white stripe and a white chin and throat adorn the head. Bill is black. Females are similar but less colorful.

Habitat:

Coniferous forests.

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

2 Comments

Lindsy
Lindsy 11 years ago

Great shot! These birds are so fun to watch.

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Looks so soft and fluffy!

Gordon Dietzman
Spotted by
Gordon Dietzman

Moose Lake, Minnesota, USA

Spotted on Dec 18, 2012
Submitted on Dec 22, 2012

Related Spottings

Sitta europaea Nuthatch Sitta europaea 茶腹鳾 Sitta frontalis 絨額鳱

Nearby Spottings

Asiatic Dayflower Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid Platanthera × andrewsii Boxelder
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team