. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Fig. 16. Does a Nuthatch like nuts? Note the inverted posi-tion. These birds love to be head doumward. White-breasted Nuthatch Here is an acrobat worthy of notice. Apparently in de-fiance of all laws of gravity, he nimbly runs down treetrunks head-foremost, with never a falter. To him, the un-der side of a limb is just as secure a resting place as thetop. A very close watch of his movements will show howhe is able to get into such unbalanced positions; one footis carried well forward under his breast but the other isreached back and grasps the ba
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Fig. 16. Does a Nuthatch like nuts? Note the inverted posi-tion. These birds love to be head doumward. White-breasted Nuthatch Here is an acrobat worthy of notice. Apparently in de-fiance of all laws of gravity, he nimbly runs down treetrunks head-foremost, with never a falter. To him, the un-der side of a limb is just as secure a resting place as thetop. A very close watch of his movements will show howhe is able to get into such unbalanced positions; one footis carried well forward under his breast but the other isreached back and grasps the bark behind so he can progressdownward in a series of quick hitches. 22. 23 Most of the nuthatch nests I have found have been lo-cated in holes in large chestnut trees^ from twenty to fiftyfeet from the ground and of course^, entirely unsuited forphotographic purposes. Finally a pair was located breed-ing in a decayed limb of an apple tree very near a farmhouse and only about six feet from the ground. At the bot-tom of the cavity, on a soft bed of grasses and feathers,lay five, delicate eggs covered with reddish brown specks. The male was very attentive to his mate while she wassitting upon her eggs and often carried tempting grubs toher. Again he would slide down the limb just above her
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