temperate Asia and in Europe. Like other nuthatches, it is a short-
tailed bird with a long bill, blue-grey upperparts and a black eye-
stripe. It is a vocal bird with a repeated loud dwip call. There are
more than 20 subspecies. Birds in the west of the range have orange-buff
underparts and a white throat, those in Russia have whitish underparts,
and those in the Far East have a similar appearance to European birds,
but lack the white throat. The preferred habitat is mature deciduous or
mixed woodland with large, old trees, preferably oak. Pairs nest in tree
holes, usually old woodpecker nests. The Eurasian nuthatch eats mainly
insects, particularly caterpillars and beetles, supplementing its diet
with nuts and seeds in autumn and winter. It can forage when descending
trees head first, as well as when climbing. It readily visits bird
tables and is an inveterate hoarder, storing food year-round. Its main
natural predator is the Eurasian sparrowhawk. It has a large population
and huge breeding area, and is therefore classified by the International
Union for Conservation of Nature as being of Least Concern.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_nuthatch>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
715:
The papacy of Gregory II began; his conflict with Byzantine
emperor Leo III eventually led to the establishment of the popes'
temporal power.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_II>
1743:
French physicist Jean-Pierre Christin published the design of a
mercury thermometer with the centigrade scale, with 0 representing the
freezing point of water and 100 its boiling point.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celsius>
1845:
Captain Sir John Franklin and his ill-fated Arctic expedition
departed from Greenhithe, England; the entire 129-man complement would
be lost.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin%27s_lost_expedition>
1962:
During a televised birthday celebration for U.S. President John
F. Kennedy at New York City's Madison Square Garden, actress and model
Marilyn Monroe performed a sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday to You".
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Birthday,_Mr._President>
1997:
The Sierra Gorda Biosphere, which encompasses the most
ecologically diverse region in Mexico, was established as a result of
grassroots efforts.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Gorda>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
front runner:
(idiomatic) The most likely winners in a contest, election, etc.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/front_runner>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Once you change your philosophy, you change your thought
pattern. Once you change your thought pattern, you change your — your
attitude. Once you change your attitude, it changes your behavior
pattern and then you go on into some action.
--Malcolm X
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Malcolm_X>
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