[NatureNS] Clever white-breasted nuthatch

From: Patrick Kelly <patrick.kelly@dal.ca>
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Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:36:54 -0400
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Hi everyone:

I was watching my feeders on Sunday and a white-breasted nuthatch took  
a sunflower seed and flew up to the roof of the shed right by the  
window from which I was watching. It started hopping along the roof  
and I was puzzled as the what it was looking for, when it pushed the  
seed underneath a small gap under one of the shingles. What surprised  
me was it then ran over where there was some snow on the roof and came  
back and covered the gap opening so that no one would see the seed. I  
knew that birds hid food, but didn't know they would actually disguise  
where it was!


Patrick Kelly
RR#2  159 Town Road
Falmouth NS  B0P 1L0
Canada

(902) 472-2322


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snow on the roof and came back and covered the gap opening so that no =
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