JL Johnson :veri_mast:<p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/MondaysAreForTheBirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MondaysAreForTheBirds</span></a>! </p><p>Here's a white-breasted nuthatch, from Lees Summit, Missouri in 2016. </p><p>These birds are great fun to watch as they can run up, AND DOWN tree trunks thanks to that long backwards-facing claw, called the hallux. They also tend to have a lot of personality. </p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/WhiteBreastedNuthatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteBreastedNuthatch</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/backyardbirding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backyardbirding</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/BackyardBirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackyardBirds</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Birdstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Birdstodon</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/birding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birding</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/naturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturalist</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Ornithology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ornithology</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/wildlifephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifephotography</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Missouri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Missouri</span></a></p>