This lovely watercolor of a Red-breasted Nuthatch was done by Arline Wagner. Nuthatches are found all over the U.S. and they have a unique ability to climb down the trunks of trees, searching for insects as they go, making a sound a bit like a tiny tin horn.
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Art, animals, and the earth 