Backyard Birds Today

Eurasian Collared Doves, Common Grackle, Brown Creeper, Northern Flicker, Downy Woodpeckers, European Starling, White-breasted Nuthatches - and not in this order.

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis.  One of my favourite 'winter' birds.  We have a few pairs around the neighbourhood year-round, however, in the Fall, more move south from their northerly breeding grounds or simply move into town to be around seed and nut feeders. 

Not the greatest or clearest photos; just my usual snapping through a dirty window inside the house (where there isn't good light - sigh)

I really have to get a good camera and learn to take crisp photos!  Well, someday.  Everybody gets the gist (and jizz) of the bird and that I like these little mutts.