Nuthatch Needs Helping Hand

I was shocked and surprised to see a Nuthatch lying motionless below our garage door on the path this afternoon. Turns out it had flown into the window and stunned itself.

I carefully picked it up and placed it on the lawn next to some sunflower hearts and to our relief it recovered after about fifteen minutes and flew off. We hope it returns to our feeder soon to confirm that it survived its ordeal as it was obviously very frightened. Sophie got to hold the little chap and can confirm that Nuthatches have very sharp claws!

Sadly, we think this bird died a couple of weeks after it was injured. Our previous pair of Nuthatches is now just one solitary bird.