Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) looks like a small woodpecker, Blue grey upperparts buff underparts black stripe through eye and a long black pointed bill.

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This nuthatch was in a pest proof nut feeder upside down pecking at the peanuts in the inner cage area. The squirrels would have got most of the nuts in a normal feeder.

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Size: 3984px × 2657px
Location: Woods mill nature reserve Henfield UK
Photo credit: © Stephen Iles / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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