Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Pygmy, pine, and pupa

  

Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea) as it pecked at what looked like an insect pupa that it had wedged into a fissure between the scales of a pine cone.  Photographed in Bodega Bay on 18 January 2021.

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2021 at 1:50 PM

    Tap tap tap... “ stay put darn pupa - I only have a beak
    and two tiny feet “ ! So adorable💕

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