Pygmy Nuthatches, male feeds female, June 2010 Photo Gallery by Tom Grey at pbase.com

Pygmy Nuthatches, male feeds female, June 2010

Females incubate; males come to nest and feed females, with display that includes pointing head upward. Female continues display after being fed, as shown in the last picture below. See Birds of North America Online account under "Breeding."

Pygmy Nuthatches, pair, male approaches female with bee

Pygmy Nuthatches, pair, male displaying bee to female

Pygmy Nuthatches, pair, male feeding bee to female

Pygmy Nuthatch, female displaying while eating bee

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nicolebouglouan		13-Jun-2010 19:32
Interesting sequence Tom, well done! V

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