Eurasian nuthatch
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The Eurasian nuthatch, wood nuthatch, or simply nuthatch, is a small passerine bird found throughout the Palearctic and in Europe. Like other nuthatches, it is a short-tailed bird with a long bill, bl
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Female S. e. europaea in Sweden
An individual of the subspecies Sitta europaea caesia in flight.
Eating seeds in Hungary
Eurasian sparrowhawk
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The Eurasian sparrowhawk, also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk, is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Adult male Eurasian sparrowhawks have bluish grey upperp
Eurasian nuthatch
…bird tables, eating fatty man-made food items as well as seeds. It is an inveterate hoarder, storing food year-round. Its main natural predator is the Eurasian sparrowhawk. Fragmentation of woodland can lead to local losses of breeding birds, but the species's range is still expanding. It has a large population and huge…
Ястреб перепелятник, Измайловский парк
Accipiter nisus Meneer Zjeroen
Claws of Eurasian sparrowhawk
The resemblance of the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) to the Eurasian sparrowhawk helps it avoid aggression from the small birds whose nest it seeks to parasitise.