I call this White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) a lineman bird because he has no neck, just like NFL linemen. These guys are the largest of the nuthatches and like the rest of their family, they will often go down trees headfirst hiding their food in the cracks of the bark. This guy likes to hang upside down and eat my suet. This nuthatch can be found in Canada, the US, and Mexico. Populations are said to be stable. In the winter they flock together with chickadees and titmice. In fact, one experiment showed that in the absent of titmice, these birds would not come to feeders.
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