Photos
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 Brown Creeper Photo taken by Pete Brown on February 6. 2005 in Gambrills, MD. Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ-10 at full zoom.
 Brown Creeper Photo taken by Pete Brown on February 6. 2005 in Gambrills, MD. Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ-10 at full zoom.
 Brown Creeper A rare treat - two on the same tree! Photo taken by Pete Brown on February 6. 2005 in Gambrills, MD. Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ-10 at full zoom.
 Brown Creeper Photo taken by Pete Brown on February 6. 2005 in Gambrills, MD. Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ-10 at full zoom.
 Brown Creeper Photo taken by Pete Brown on February 6. 2005 in Gambrills, MD. Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ-10 at full zoom.
 Camouflage Photo taken by Pete Brown on March 23, 2003 in Gambrills, MD.
 Camouflage Photo taken by Pete Brown on March 9, 2003 in Gambrills, MD.
 Brown Creeper Photo taken by Pete Brown on March 9. 2003 in Gambrills, MD..
 Digging for Bugs Photo taken by Pete Brown on March 23, 2003 in Gambrills, MD.
 Brown Creeper Photo taken by Pete Brown on March 23, 2003 in Gambrills, MD.
 Takeoff Photo taken by Pete Brown on March 9. 2003 in Gambrills, MD.. |
Birding Information
The Brown Creeper is very difficult to photograph because it is small, fast, and
very well camouflaged. It winds its way up the tree, usually in a spiral.
Unlike the nuthatch, however, it cannot walk back down, it has to fly
down. The Brown Creeper visits us just for the duration of winter.
General Information
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Length: 5 1/4 inches
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Wingspan 7 to 8 inches
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Family: Certhidae
Identification (Male)
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Slender decurved pointed bill
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Buff-streaked brown upperparts
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White line over eyes
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Long rufous tail with stiff pointed tail feathers at end
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White underparts
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Sharp claws
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Winds and coverts edged and tipped with buff and white
Identification (Female)
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The female is similar to the male.
Identification and size information from Birds of North America Eastern Region
by Fred J. Alsop III, 2001 DK Publishing. I highly recommend this book as
there is a lot more information than I present here.
Additional References
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