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Roost of the Pygmy Nuthatch

by rusalka in Early Posts

Created 2 years, 2 months ago

Rating: G

Medium: Pitt brush pen, watercolor

Tags: cartoon bird tree pygmy nuthatch roost

Category: Anthro

Says the site All About Birds: "No records exist of Pygmy Nuthatches roosting alone. They always huddle in a group, sometimes with more than 100 in a single cavity." Not only are they gloriously cute and perky, the parents also have helpers who care for the current offspring (widely thought to be the offspring from previous years). They've got to be some of the neatest birds I've ever seen.


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07/04/2008
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Ahrog

How do they all fit??!? D: I really like this picture, it makes me smile!

07/08/2008
Barnowlav
Foxfeather R. Zenkova
Foxfeather R. Zenkova is a Compagnon.

Very nicely done!
05/31/2009
Tree_swallow_fursona_1
Tachyon Feathertail

Those actually look a lot like tree swallows, rather than pygmy nuthatches. I should know. ^.^;

Very cute, though!
05/31/2009
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rusalka
rusalka is a paid member. rusalka is a Compagnon.

I appreciate the comment, but I'm unclear as to how they look more like tree swallows. How do you mean?

I like your icon, btw!
06/01/2009
Tree_swallow_fursona_1
Tachyon Feathertail

Blue on the top, black around the eyes, and white on the bottom! Here's a pic. It's true that the ones you drew don't have black-tipped wings, though.

The pygmy nuthatches that I've seen are a duller color on top, and don't have black banding around the eyes: Here's their Wikipedia entry.

I hope that that helps. ^.^; And many thanks! The icon is cropped from a picture by Millislim: LINK

Best of luck to you!