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04-DEC-2012 Christine Hanrahan

Red-breasted nuthatch

OK, so this was not in the FWG, but it was next door in the Arboretum and is a head's up to look for these guys in the conifers around the Ash Woods. I was walking past a cluster of conifers when a couple of chickadees dive-bombed me :-) Clearly, they associated people with food. I just happened to have some sunflower seeds in my knapsack, so put a few on my hand and held it out. To my surprise, two red-breasted nuthatches flew right in, as if they'd been waiting. I am guessing that a lot of people must be providing seeds! In addition to the two nuthatches, there were 6 chickadees all waiting their turn. Not a great shot as I had to take the photo one handed.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/250s f/3.2 at 5.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Blandine Mangin05-Dec-2012 08:15
lovely capture ! v
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