It is spring in the boreal forest and a small group of birds enjoy the bird feeder. The nuthatch is always the show-off. His acrobatic antics that he uses to get a seed is a wonder. But here we see only half the story. He takes his seed to a tree where he hops down the trunk until he finds a crack in the bark. As he faces upside-down, he wedges the seed in the bark and then cracks it open with his beak. The actors in order of appearance: male purple finch (red bird), pine siskin (small striped bird), chipping sparrow (reddish brown striped head), female purple finch (larger striped bird), nuthatch (blue back acrobatic), chickadee (plump, with black and white head).
