A four-inch-long male Red-Breasted Nuthatch with it's distinct colors drinks from a birdbath in Glenview. The birds travel in pairs and the female has less red on the belly.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

A male and female Red-Breasted Nuthatch landed on Daily Herald photographer George LeClaire's hand more than 50 times to grab a peanut.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

A female, left, and male Red-Breasted Nuthatch stands on a birdbath in Glenview. The male has a black crown on top of its head and has a red belly.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

A Red-Breasted Nuthatch eats peanuts in Glenview.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

Red-Breasted Nuthatches likes feeders that hang hand upside down.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

A male White-Breasted Nuthatch, almost six-inches-long, feeds on suet in Glenview.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

A Red-Breasted Nuthatch feeds on peanuts.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

A Rufous Hummingbird is spotted in the backyard of Susan and Mike Giannini in Glenview.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

A Red-Breasted Nuthatches hide seed and nuts in tree bark in Glenview.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

A Rufous Hummingbird is spotted in the backyard of Susan and Mike Giannini in Glenview.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

A nine-inch long male Red-Bellied Woodpecker hangs upside down from a suet feeder in Glenview.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

A Robin appears to be chased away by a metal bird ornament on a fence in Glenview. A majority of Robins head south for the winter, however, some stick around.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

A female Red-Breasted Nuthatch has less red in the belly than the male.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

A male Red-Breasted Nuthatch has a wingspan of seven-inches.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

Daily Herald photographer George LeClaire entices a red-breasted nuthatch to land on his hand using peanuts

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

A male juvenile Rufous Hummingbird is seen in Susan and Mike Giannini's backyard in Glenview.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

A female Red-Breasted Nuthatch hides a black-oil sunflower seed in a moss plant feeder in Glenview. The bird may take seeds from a feeder hundreds of times in one day, stashing most of them for leaner times in the winter.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

A male red-breasted Nuthatch eats from a suet feeder packed with black-oil sunflower seed in Glenview.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

A Blue Jay has a strong black bill uesed for cracking nuts and acorns.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

An 11-inch long Blue Jay with a wing span of about 16 inches, grabbed 20 peanuts in 45 minutes.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

A male Cardinal seems extra colorful perched on a feeder filled with black-oil sunflower seed in Glenview.

George LeClaire | Staff Photographer