Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Red-breasted nuthatch making a cavity in Cottonwood snag



Red-breasted nuthatch building a nesting cavity in a Cottonwood snag. West of Victor, MT near Bear Creek - 2012.03.27 this is the sixth day I have been watching this process. In the 2 minute video you get an idea how long it takes to excavate a cavity. They actually excavate up to 4 holes and choose one to raise their brood in. In the audio, you will hear a little bit of wind.

Red-breasted Nuthatch - nest cavity : The nuthatch is creating a cavity nest in a Cottonwood snag. So far it has been working for five days and definitely not done.Red-breasted Nuthatch - nest cavity Click the link to the left to see online album of still photos on SmugMug - same nuthatch.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Fun video, thanks for the email off MOB too. Looking forward to following your blog.
Sherry - Helena
www.mtwaggin.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

Thank you so much! I am eager to see more of your photos, too.

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