[Birdtalk] Brown Creeper basking behavior?

[Ryan O'Donnell]

A week or so ago I saw a Brown Creeper climbing the tree in my front
yard.  Twice it stopped, pressed its body to the trunk, and splayed out
its wings and tail.  It would stay in this position for maybe five to
twenty seconds and then proceed foraging up the trunk.  It only did this
in the sun, and the sun was bright and warm that day, so I assumed it
was basking, but I don't know.  Maybe it was displaying for a potential
mate, or trying to maximize its camoflage.  Any thoughts?  Here's a
photo:
 
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n105/Tsirtalis/BRCR.jpg
 
-Ryan
 
Ryan P. O'Donnell
Department of Biology and the Ecology Center
Utah State University
5305 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-5305
 
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