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Feb 11, 2013 08:56 |  #1

Sorry for the poor quality of the pic; this guy stayed in the shade and was restless.
I spotted him a few days ago in my backyard (never seen him before).
He is smaller than a Downy, generally behaves like a Woodpecker, save for the fact that he is more restless than even a Downy. Obviously looks for food in the trees bark. Seems to like the insects contained in my suet block.
Any help with ID will be appreciated.

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Feb 11, 2013 09:01 |  #2

Brown Creeper. Cool find!




  
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Feb 11, 2013 09:08 |  #3

Ephily wrote in post #15597729 (external link)
Brown Creeper. Cool find!

Thanks so much! I now have to try and take better pictures of the little guy.


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Feb 11, 2013 13:27 |  #4

Nice find! I always get really excited when I see these guys. They are pretty common, just darn hard to see.

Cool thing about these guys is that they are a prime example of Darwinian evolution; having their own niche. Brown Creepers will only feed up the tree, eating the bugs that are only on the underside of the bark. However, Nuthatches are their equivalent, (and opposite) only feeding down the tree. Eating bugs that are under the upper sides of the bark strips.


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Feb 11, 2013 18:44 |  #5

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Nice find! I always get really excited when I see these guys. They are pretty common, just darn hard to see.

Cool thing about these guys is that they are a prime example of Darwinian evolution; having their own niche. Brown Creepers will only feed up the tree, eating the bugs that are only on the underside of the bark. However, Nuthatches are their equivalent, (and opposite) only feeding down the tree. Eating bugs that are under the upper sides of the bark strips.

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Feb 11, 2013 20:03 as a reply to  @ GMHY's post |  #6

Good side shot, If you took a shot at his back it would be hard to see


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Feb 11, 2013 20:09 |  #7

Fishbreath wrote in post #15600030 (external link)
Good side shot, If you took a shot at his back it would be hard to see

Right, I took a few of his back and it blends with the trunk / bark; excellent camouflage, if only he could stay put more than a few seconds :)


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Feb 11, 2013 20:11 |  #8

Good catch; those guys are tough to nab, as they almost never stop moving :)


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Feb 11, 2013 20:19 |  #9

Snydremark wrote in post #15600067 (external link)
Good catch; those guys are tough to nab, as they almost never stop moving :)

I can confirm :)


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