🦉 The Eurasian nuthatch or wood nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
- Sitta sittē (Greek) mentioned by Aristotle and other ancient Greek. by the authors of the bird, something similar to the woodpecker
- europaea (lat.) European
Spring is in full swing and I love watching the mating rituals of birds. I saw a pair of nuthatches in an old cemetery. The first and last photos were of a female. Yes, sexual dimorphism in these birds is not pronounced, but from their behavior I realized that it was a female, since she was sitting on a branch and quickly fluttering her wings, posing as a fledgling. In this way, the females test the male to see how he is able to feed his children.
I didn’t wait for the male or bother them, I moved on. Meanwhile, in the forest I heard the songs of nuthatches. In general, they start singing early, as soon as they barely feel the warming, around the end or maybe in the middle of March.
| Camera | Lens |
|---|---|
| Nikon D5200 | Tamron SP AF 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD |
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