Tails high
Can you stand yet another cracking Northern Nutcracker photograph from me? Yes, I think you can. When indulging in ritualised fighting on …
The forest-spreaders
In Britain it’s Jays which are often credited with spreading the oak forests which thrived before humans cut them down. Jays cache …
Quarrelsome
If I only had one word to describe Northern Nutcrackers it would be quarrelsome. Their ritualised battles are entertaining. They use their …
Crampons and Nutcrackers
The backlit wings of Northern Nutcrackers and the glorious rim-light they display are a delight. The powdery snow is so pure and …
Broad wings, short tail, forked tongue
The wings of the Northern Nutcracker are broad, very much like a Jay. Their tails are short and their beaks sharply pointed …
Nutcracker nutcracker
You can probably tell how much I’ve been enjoying seeing these Northern Nutcrackers. Aren’t they lovely? The scientific name for the Northern …
Spotted
The Northern Nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocatactes, was previously known as the Spotted Nutcracker. It’s easy to see why. It flies past us through the pines with …
Let battle commence
The Northern Nutcrackers on this Bulgarian ski slope are an absolute dream for me. I could never have imagined that I would …
Northern Nutcrackers
We’re on a Bulgarian ski-slope armed with peanuts. We’re on the trail of the Northern Nutcracker, with the aim of giving them …