This 2-minute video has a lot to say!
Have you witnessed the busy Chickadee repeatedly visiting a nest of chicks, its mouth full of caterpillars? Perhaps you have heard Dr. Doug Tallamy, author of Nature’s Best Hope and The Nature of Oaks, so eloquently share his experience? Virginia's oak species and other native trees are host to the caterpillars that are critical to raising the chicks of the Chickadee and other birds. As a matter of fact, caterpillars are the primary food source for nestlings of 96 percent of terrestrial bird species. And, one nest of chicks eats thousands of these soft, nutritious insects before they fledge!
Check out this new 2-minute animated video from the Plant Virginia Natives Initiative that illustrates just how connected this little bird and the mighty oak - and other Virginia native trees - are to one another.
Just as our trees spread their limbs and shelter wildlife, help us spread the video and its important message far and wide.
You may find yourself watching it a few times first!
