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Hello all,
based on this meme, I decided to initiate a little November nut identification challenge on Lemmy. After two days (#8, #9) on [email protected], today [email protected] is requested to proof their nut knowledge.
Happy guessing!
Warning: At the time when you read the post, the comment section may contain spoilers.
OP, your directions were a bit unclear as to what specifically we should be guessing about. That's what prompted my other reply, but I was hoping someone else would chime in for the bird. Or that you yourself would say something like, "I meant the bird".
Here's a reply on the bird itself as a non-birder who has a pair of large bird feeders off their front porch.
My initial guess was an American Robin due to the belly coloring and grayish body, but I was able to recognize that the head coloring/patterns were off.
It looks like the correct answer is the Eurasian Nuthatch, which is something I don't think I would have seen before given that I live well outside their range.
Sorry I was out on a hike since I posted the challenge in the morning. And yes, you were meant to find the "nut" and you did a perfect job in doing so. It is indeed a Eurasian Nuthatch! 🎉
I didn't want to make it too easy, so I explicitly chose a picture with not only the bird itself but also some seeds as a red herring. ;)