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The birds arriving with spring, who make up the larger part of the Estonian feathered residents, have not yet reached here, so on a walk in a park you can still look for the year-round permanent residents. The treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) is one of those who is not usually seen at birdfeeders but certainly is present in parks and wooded areas – if you observe the tree trunks. The treecreeper does not sit on branches because its foraging is carried out in the crevices and cracks of the bark on tree trunks, while moving in a spiral upwards along the tree. The spiralling movement along a trunk is a characteristic trait for the treecreeper.

 

The treeecreeper is one of our smaller birds. Looking closely its special features compared to our other birds are revealed: the treecreeper has a thin, downwards-curving beak and long and strong claws that allow it to cling along the trunk with acrobatic skill.