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Dear All, Dec 24, 2007
We usually see a Red-Breasted Nuthatch several times a year, hunting
on large trees that are in the yard but never previously on the fat log .
In previous years, to deter Starlings, I have hung the fat log with
12-18" long wires at each end.
This year, due to loss of branches, I hung the fat log differently;
one end being wired directly to a 2-cm diameter vertical post. Over the
last several days we have seen a R-B Nh many times at the fat log but
always perched inverted on the slim post and feeding only at the hole
that is easily reached from the post.
The fat log is Spruce, renewed each year, about 5 cm in diameter and
free of bark. Is a relatively large, smooth surface like this, as
opposed to a small or rough branch, not suitable for horizontal feeding
by R-B Nh ?
Merry Christmas to All, Dave Webster, Kentville
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