renatagrieco: October 4, 2016 – Worm-eating Warbler…
Sunday, December 25th, 2016October 4, 2016 – Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum)
Breeding in forests of eastern North America, these warblers winter in Central America and the Caribbean. They eat a variety of arthropods, especially caterpillars, picking them from the leaves of low shrubs. Nesting on the ground, they build cups of skeletonized leaves lined with moss. Females typically stay on the nest when threatened, even remaining until they are touched. They then act helpless, fluttering with their wings and tails spread, in an attempt to distract predators. Chicks leave the nest around eight to ten days after they hatch.
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