| Length = 4.5 in, 11cm |
copyright Robert Shantz |
Often traveling together in large family groups of up to 30
or 40, the Bushtit attracts many other species that form mixed foraging
flocks in a wide range of open wet to dry forest types. The food is
primarily small insects gleaned from leaves and vegetation. Their
conspicuous hanging nest looks like a gourd woven with twigs, moss, lichens,
grass and spider webbing. Although one pair lays the eggs, many other
individuals help feed the young. |
