RHH's photos with the keyword: pygmy nuthatch

This is a Pygmy Nuthatch, the smallest bird we have coming to our feeders, but a very active little bird that flits back and forth between the feeders and the trees and when at the feeders throws seed every which way.

These tiny little birds, only 10 cm, are regular visitors to our feeders in the winter.

This Pygmy Nuthatch is at a feeder that hangs just outside our kitchen window and he is watching me as I take his photo. They come to the feeders, throw seeds around until they find one to their liking, grab it and fly away to eat it.

We have two kinds of Nuthatches coming to our feeders, this and the Red-breasted (see inset) and this the smaller of the two, as its name suggests. It is about 4 inches (10 cm) in length.