Nature Fact

Treecreepers nest in slender cavities in tree trunks or behind a flap of peeling bark on a dead or dying tree.  The cavity usually has two entrances, or rather, one of them acts as the emergency exit!  They scurry upwards on trees, searching for insects and invertebrate animals using their finely pointed down-curved beak.  Their eyes are large and protected by unusually prominent eyebrows for a small, slow-flying bird.