Nuthatch

Gallery: AvianPosted July 16, 2017226 views7 comments

Red-breasted Nuthatch getting a drink from the drip that goes into my upper blind pool. This frame had the best pose, but there was no drop on the drip and I thought it was needed to tell the story, so I stole it from a couple of frames later.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, tripod with ballhead and Wimberley Sidekick, f/8, 1/400, iso 1000, aperture priority, pattern metering, -2/3 EV. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to an 11.4 MP 4x5 before resizing. There was a spot of sun on the left end of the perch, so I also did a bit of burning there. Taken at 11:38 am today under mostly cloudy skies.

Your comments and critiques are most welcome.

Thanks,

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 17, 2017 at 5:31 PM

Neat! I love the upside down pose so typical of the species. The water drop is a nice touch.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 17, 2017 at 5:45 PM

Very nice, Dennis! The upside down pose alone sells me! devil

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on July 17, 2017 at 6:01 PM

Great pose and both water drops adds a lot. Fine detail and well composed.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on July 17, 2017 at 6:06 PM

Dennis, I don't remember ever seeing one of these fully inverted before, pretty cool.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 17, 2017 at 10:27 PM

Nice classic pose of this Nuthatch Dennis. I also like the water droplet.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on July 18, 2017 at 6:58 AM

Typical pose like our Nuttys. I wonder why they constantly work upside down?
Like the drip too.
John

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 18, 2017 at 4:25 PM

Definitely a fun look at this nuthatch. They do seem to enjoy being in odd positions and you certainly caught one here. Good color and detail.

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