red breasted nuthatch feeding nuts from people hand

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Red breasted nuthatch feeding nuts from people's hand, it is small, cute, energetic nuthatch. Distinctive with bold black-and-white head pattern, blue-gray upperparts, and orangey belly. Males are brighter than females. Typically found in coniferous or mixed forests, often in mixed flocks with other songbirds. Creeps along tree trunks and branches, often upside-down. Nomadic they sometimes move south in large numbers in fall and winter.