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Natty Nuthatch

June 15, 2011 by Barb 13 Comments

I’ll be honest here – I had set my camera up to see if I could catch a Rosy Breasted Grosbeak (that furtive bird!) when suddenly this natty nuthatch appeared within my focus! and it seemed to freeze when it saw me. I very quickly took as many shots as I could (twenty-five maybe) and was so excited with my capture that I called it a night and went in. I applied a texture by Kim Klassen ‘subtly yours’ and a hue/saturation adjustment to calm down the background and then erased over the bird. Nuthatches have always reminded me of Grandpa from the ‘Munsters’ with their sleek peaked forehead and tuxedo-type markings. Apparently there are a lot of pet nicknames for nuthatches, but mine is Grandpa!

Linking up to World Bird Wednesday at ‘The Pine River Review‘

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  1. Jane says

    June 15, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    I would have been very excited with such a capture too. This is a fabulous photo, love the detail and the angle of the shot. Beautiful bird and beautiful photo.

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  2. lisa says

    June 15, 2011 at 12:12 pm

    This is absolutely fantastic Barb!!
    I love the angle you got here, and what a beautiful little one!!

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  3. Bill S. says

    June 15, 2011 at 12:26 pm

    Now that is a great picture. You have to be lucky sometimes to get the great ones- but then the harder you work, the luckier you get.

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  4. BirdingMaine says

    June 15, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    Fabulous capture of the Nuthatch! My nickname for this bird is Nutters.

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  5. Martha Z says

    June 15, 2011 at 3:18 pm

    considerate of him to come and pose.

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  6. holdingmoments says

    June 15, 2011 at 3:32 pm

    A lovely capture, in a typical pose. :-)

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  7. texwisgirl says

    June 15, 2011 at 6:12 pm

    such cute little acrobats!

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  8. Andrew says

    June 15, 2011 at 6:26 pm

    A lovely image of a beautiful bird.

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  9. Gary says

    June 15, 2011 at 7:00 pm

    Great capture!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  10. eileeninmd says

    June 15, 2011 at 9:33 pm

    Cute shot of the WB Nuthatch! They are pretty birds.

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  11. Pat Ulrich says

    June 16, 2011 at 2:15 am

    I always enjoy seeing nuthatches!

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  12. Springman says

    June 16, 2011 at 3:47 pm

    Excellent shot and very interesting post processing! And yes I can see the Grandpa Munster similarity!

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  13. bailey-road.com says

    June 16, 2011 at 11:35 pm

    That’s an excellent shot of the Nuthatch! I’ve been watching a little White-breasted Nuthatch here, but haven’t been able to get a very good shot yet.

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