Nuthatch

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White-breasted Nuthatch - NPN
White-breasted Nuthatch - NPN1800×1200 1.63 MB

One more from the backyard set up. White-breasted Nuthatch attracted by peanuts.

Canon 90D, Sigma 150-600 C, tripod
ISO 400, f10, 1/500s

Any comments appreciated.

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@allensparks.wildlife

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Outstanding image Allen. Beautiful light, background, color, detail, and a fascinating perch. No nits here. We don’t see this species of nuthatch here in my area. They are really fun to watch.

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Hi Allen
Nice shot, most of the I see Nuthatch climbing up and down trees in by back yard. Nice job the Nuthatch looks really good on the branch.
Peter

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[quote=“Allen_Sparks, post:1, topic:12703”]
Very nice technically - sharpness and exposure look fine. I love the lichen on the branch. I’d happily trade some off the top to see more of the bottom of the branch if possible.

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A sweet setup Allen, love the lighting and perch. I could see taking a sliver off the top.

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Beautiful pose and detail in the Nuthatch, Allen. The perch is utterly awesome and I do think being able to see the bottom of it would have been nice. You don’t mention your focal length, but you could have zoomed out a touch I think and still had the bird nicely framed.

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Thanks for the comments everyone.

@Dennis_Plank, @Richard_Ditch,
Showing the whole perch is a good idea except the actual perch has a long segment that extends well below what you see here and I thought it would be unnatural if I broke it off. Thus for better or worse I chose to show as above. Thanks for the feedback.

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Nice look at the NH and I like the perch and background.

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Great perch for this bird, and I like the overall colors in the image. Maybe you could consider taking a bit of the top, but other than that a fine image as presented. Cheers, Hans