White-breasted Nuthatch by Ken _Gilliland

Poser • Animals • posted on Sep 06, 2013

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Description

It's funny how no matter how hard I try to take some time off, I'm drawn back to creating 3D birds. Here's one of my favorite birds, I've been meaning to do for some time... the white breasted nuthatch, who frequents our yard in the cooler months. I haven't quite decided what to do with him yet-- either a freebie or a start of building a woodland bird set. It is found throughout the continental United States, Mexico and southern Canada. They are prefer mature woods, and more likely in deciduous than coniferous forests. They are found at woodland edges and in open areas with large trees, such as parks, wooded suburbs, and yards. They mainly eat insects and make lots of quick trips to and from feeding sources; storing the seeds and suet for later use in the winter, by wedging them into furrows in the bark of nearby trees. Nuthatches forage up, down, and sideways over tree trunks and around large branches. They often (though not always) start high in trees and move down them head first, pausing to crane their necks up and back, toward the horizontal, for a look around. Nuthatches are the only birds in the world that can move in a downward motion on a tree or limb. The White-breasted Nuthatch is normally territorial throughout the year, with pairs staying together and living 8-10 years. Rendered in Poser2014 without Postwork. Model Credits: Trees (DinoRaul), White-breasted Nuthatch (Ken Gilliland)