Sunday, January 15

at Work

Sitta canadensis   Red-breasted Nuthatch
Nuthatch-mid-14c., probably is so called from its habit of breaking open and eating nuts; from nut + second element related to hack (v.) and hatchet.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Interesting. I did not know that but it makes sense.

January 15, 2012

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