Land of the Pygmies

Dateline: August 2022

Pygmy Nuthatch

Reporting from the White Mountains in central-east Arizona, with recent shots of the beautiful Pygmy Nuthatch in the national forest outside Pinetop/Lakeside. Lots of ponderosa pine = lots of Pygmy Nuthatch.

On a pine
Summer flowers
Up to an oak
Side view/branch
Branch II
Side view/branch II

White-breasted Nuthatch for comparison:


[Edit: Additional photo of Pygmy Nuthatch from Mt. Lemmon:]