Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
The Brown Creepers have an appearance very reminiscent of a wren, but their behaviour is more like a nuthatch. These birds range across most of temperate North America in mature, coniferous forests. Nuthatches are usually observed climbing down tree trunks. Because of the need to use their tails as a brace, Brown Creepers are not capable of downward movement, and always climb up the trees. The cryptic patterning on their back provide these birds with a marvelous ability to almost dissappear against tree-bark.
There are 15 recognized subspecies of Brown Creepers. Most of the birds I’ve met I believe to be Certhia americana occidentalis, but the birds I met at Madera Canyon in Arizona appear to be a different subspecies, probably Certhia americana montana.

Brown Creeper(Certhia americana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:12 18:43 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X3542-BrownCreeper |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Brown Creeper(Certhia americana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:13 11:07 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X4165-BrownCreeper |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Brown Creeper(Certhia americana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:13 12:48 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X4461-BrownCreeper |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Brown Creeper(Certhia americana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:13 12:49 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/50 |
File Name: D3X4489-BrownCreeper |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Brown Creeper(Certhia americana) |
Description: At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:30 11:03 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/200 |
File Name: D3X8914-BrownCreeper |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Brown Creeper(Certhia americana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:12 16:41 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 |
File Name: D3X9039-BrownCreeper |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Brown Creeper(Certhia americana) |
Description: At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:30 13:53 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/50 |
File Name: D3X9213-BrownCreeper |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Brown Creeper(Certhia americana) |
Description: Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains, south of Tucson Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:27 9:59 |
Location:
Madera Canyon |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/320 |
File Name: D722507-BrownCreeper |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brown Creeper(Certhia americana) |
Description: Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains, south of Tucson Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:27 9:59 |
Location:
Madera Canyon |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/200 |
File Name: D722509-BrownCreeper |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brown Creeper(Certhia americana) |
Description: Santa Rosa Mountain, Southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2010:08:12 18:49 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/40 |
File Name: JCD5523.BrownCreeper |
© 2010 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Brown Creeper(Certhia americana) |
Description: Santa Rosa Mountain, Southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2004:07:26 9:23 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/60 |
File Name: JCD_7361BrownCreeper |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Brown Creeper(Certhia americana) |
Description: Santa Rosa Mountain, Southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2004:07:26 9:26 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/60 |
File Name: JCD_7370BrownCreeper |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Brown Creeper(Certhia americana) |
Description: Santa Rosa Mountain, Southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2004:08:26 8:45 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD_9223BrownCreeper |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Brown Creeper(Certhia americana) |
Description: The springs on Santa Rosa Mountain, at 7500 feet elevation in southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:08:30 17:12 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D723800-BrownCreeper |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brown Creeper(Certhia americana) |
Description: At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:29 17:39 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/80 |
File Name: D3X7935-BrownCreeper |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Brown Creeper(Certhia americana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:18 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D722090-BrownCreeper |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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