Nuthatch – “A haunter of dead trees.” – David at the HALL of EINAR

There’s a Nuthatch sounding off like a car alarm above me. It comes down to a nearby branch and I’m able to photograph it:

Back home I look in the 1957 Brooke Bond Bird Portraits album of tea cards:

I find the Nuthatch:

I love the phrase, “A haunter of dead trees.”

Here it is in a 1950s Ladybird book:

The Second Ladybird book of British Birds #9 – The Nuthatch

They are still a delight to watch.

Nuthatch – “A haunter of dead trees.”