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Red Breasted Nuthatch facing the cold
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Red Breasted Nuthatch facing the cold

by Ken Hupila

Category: AvianAdded January 17, 200999 views

Tree-clinging Birds

Keywords: nuthatch, red breasted nuthatch

Our northland birds need plenty of what the Finns call "sisu" to survive the harsh conditions. This little fella was on the front end of an evening that saw temps drop to -30 and windchills dive to almost -50.
Image Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: Digital RetouchModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No