Nuthatch Landing
Jan 14, 2023 12:08:36 #
Jan 14, 2023 12:43:38 #
joer wrote:
To call this bird active would be an understatement. 
Looks like he didn't land at all, Joe!
Jan 14, 2023 12:45:49 #
Jan 14, 2023 12:55:43 #
Jan 14, 2023 12:58:56 #
joer wrote:
To call this bird active would be an understatement.
Oh good, he turned up after all! Lovely shot, Joe.
Jan 14, 2023 13:15:27 #
Jan 14, 2023 13:58:43 #
Excellent shot. These guys are hard to catch in action, at least for me.. you did good.
White breasted nuthatch, alias “The Count”.
At our cabin we end up giving names to the different breeds of birds and mammals. Way back in the early 2000’s we were living in a little Toyota RV while I toiled on building our cabin and we fed sunflower seed to all the little critters on a slab of tree trunk just outside the RV door. One day this white breasted nuthatch was on one edge of the slab selecting a seed when a chipmunk pops up on the opposite edge across from him. Startled, the nuthatch stretched to its full height and raised both wings. At that moment it looked just like Count Dracula in one of the old B&W movies - so naturally the WBNuthatch became “The Count” from that moment on. Love those guys!
However, our fav is their smaller cousins, the pigmy nuthatch. Those little guys seem to always visit the seed box in family groups of 3-5. Dunno if they really are siblings or not, just surmising.
Ron
White breasted nuthatch, alias “The Count”.
At our cabin we end up giving names to the different breeds of birds and mammals. Way back in the early 2000’s we were living in a little Toyota RV while I toiled on building our cabin and we fed sunflower seed to all the little critters on a slab of tree trunk just outside the RV door. One day this white breasted nuthatch was on one edge of the slab selecting a seed when a chipmunk pops up on the opposite edge across from him. Startled, the nuthatch stretched to its full height and raised both wings. At that moment it looked just like Count Dracula in one of the old B&W movies - so naturally the WBNuthatch became “The Count” from that moment on. Love those guys!
However, our fav is their smaller cousins, the pigmy nuthatch. Those little guys seem to always visit the seed box in family groups of 3-5. Dunno if they really are siblings or not, just surmising.
Ron
Jan 15, 2023 05:43:13 #
joer wrote:
To call this bird active would be an understatement.
Jan 15, 2023 06:04:58 #
joer wrote:
To call this bird active would be an understatement.
Nice shot Joe.
Jan 15, 2023 09:19:05 #
joer wrote:
To call this bird active would be an understatement.
Nice capture. We have lots in our back yard. They are quick birds and never land for long.
Jan 15, 2023 12:14:57 #
Jan 15, 2023 16:59:40 #
joer wrote:
To call this bird active would be an understatement.
Jan 15, 2023 18:04:26 #
joer wrote:
To call this bird active would be an understatement.
Great capture! Thanx for sharing.
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