BELINDA GROVER PHOTOGRAPHY

STOPS ALONG THE WAY

RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH

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Nuthatches are flighty birds but this one stayed still for a while so I was able to take several photographs. He wasn’t foraging for insects when I photographed him so he remained upright instead of striking the usual sideways or upside down pose. Although considered quite common I rarely see a red-breasted nuthatch and was very pleased to see this one.

30 thoughts on “RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH

  1. Great shot. Takes me back to a visit to Canada some fifteen or so years ago and seeing these birds.

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  2. Very nice Belinda! Great image!

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  3. Beautifully captured, Belinda! They are quick to move!

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  4. Absolutely beautiful image. A 🙂

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  5. A rare sighting for us as well, though I love their diminuitive size and coloring. Great capture, Belinda!

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  6. fantastic – so sharp

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  7. Lovely shot, Belinda, and well composed.

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  8. You caught a rare moment with this nuthatch not popping around like they ordinarily do. And what a lovely moment to observe this striking bird. Great photo, Belinda.

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  9. Nice capture. I don’t see many either.

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  10. Gorgeous photo of this flighty bird. I’ve never seen so many of these as this year. Must be a big iruption.

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  11. Lovely portrait! Your post reminds me that this bird has not made my annual count two years straight. He’s a cutie and I miss seeing him at my backyard feeder!

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  12. Beautiful…as you mentioned, generally the pictures show the bird in an acrobatic posture 😀

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  13. That’s the kind of nuthatch we have here on the west coast. I love seeing them.

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  14. The colours in this photograph blend beautifully.

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