Finally got a decent photograph of a brown-headed Nuthatch at Jordan Lake!
Have you ever heard the sound of what seems to be a squeaky toy emanating from the treetops here in North Carolina? You may have just had an encounter with a brown-headed Nuthatch too!

This bird’s diminutive size and active lifestyle make it tough to spot, but once you know what to look and listen for, you’ll realize it is a common year-round resident throughout our state’s pine woods.

By virtue of their strong, sharp claws, brown-headed Nuthatches are capable of crawling head-first down the trunk of trees as easily as going up. Their coloration creates perfect camouflage against the tree trunks that the birds can be found foraging on, in search of seeds and insects.

This one was rather friendly and don’t didn’t mind one bit that I was taking his picture.
It was neat to be able to see one of these lovely birds at such a close range!

Photo by @sally_siko
Canon 5DS
Jordan Lake, Apex NC