..The Treecreeper..
The Treecreeper rarely descends for the trees. They feed on the insects that live on the barks of Corkaghs mature trees. You are most likely to see them moving up and down along the trunks of trees growing on the lane behind the estate buildings.
They are particularly fond of Sequoia trees apparently as the soft bark holds plenty of insects and as we have a lovely Sequoia near the rose garden perhaps you might spot one there. The Treecreeper has sharp claws which enable it to cling vertically.
The Treecreeper is normally a solitary bird but on winter nights they will often huddle together, pack tight against the bark of a tree which increases their chances of surviving very cold weather.
The breeding season begins in April and a pair may have two broods. Their favourite spot for nesting is in behind bark which has become loose but they will also use Ivy or crevasses in tree trunks.
When the young fledge they are poor flyers and will huddle together with their siblings on a vertical branch of their nesting tree. After the first week, and to increase the chances of survival of at least some of the brood, the parents will separate the young in to two groups with each adult taking care of one group.
Once they have achieved independence the young will leave their parents territory to forage for themselves in nearby trees.
Both male and female are identical.
