Common Birds 68 - Nuthatch — Boundary Effects

Mar 19

Mar 19 Common Birds 68 - Nuthatch

Monday, March 18

After another hectic week of broken schedules and sickness, it is good to begin this week watching a nuthatch sing. Coming up the trail, I stopped when I heard his voice across the pond, then spotted him as he darted through the intervening air and light. He landed above my head and instead of diving into his search for food, he paused and broke into his laughing song - Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah - the sound of a happy nuthatch.

Why does the nuthatch sing?

Is he claiming territory? Is he trying to find a mate? He is alone which is unusual for nuthatches, though nesting season is coming. I like to think he sings for the same reason I stop to watch, listen, and enjoy. The sunlight is warm, the air is cool, the water and sky are matching blues. The world is beautiful, and it is a good, right, and joyful thing to stop, rest, and give thanks.

Living in the North Country, Boundary Effects is a blog by Austin Jantzi. Though a physicist, I write mostly about books, sometimes about music, but generally about whatever I find interesting.

Mar 19 Common Birds 68 - Nuthatch

Living in the North Country, Boundary Effects is a blog by Austin Jantzi. Though a physicist, I write mostly about books, sometimes about music, but generally about whatever I find interesting.

Living in the North Country, Boundary Effects is a blog by Austin Jantzi. Though a physicist, I write mostly about books, sometimes about music, but generally about whatever I find interesting.

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Living in the North Country, Boundary Effects is a blog by Austin Jantzi. Though a physicist, I write mostly about books, sometimes about music, but generally about whatever I find interesting.