# Red Breasted Nuthatch **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [May 26, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-breasted-nuthatch/14380 "2020-05-26T20:21:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-breasted-nuthatch/14380/1 "2020-05-26T20:21:20Z")
This is the lightest rufous color I have seen on a Red Breasted Nuthatch. This was taken moderately cloudy conditions; in sunny conditions, this nuthatch almost has no reddish color at all and I had initially thought it might be a White Breasted Nuthatch but we are too far north for their range. ### What technical feedback would you like if any? ### What artistic feedback would you like if any? ### Pertinent technical details or techniques: iso-1250, 100-400 at 400 mm, F8, 1600th, handheld, no flash, 20% of full frame, so a large crop. No added sharpening ![RBN-light-2-copy](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/7/2/725eb2724e575ddd4f412076d494d5bf00088049.jpeg) (If backgrounds have been removed, etc. please be honest with your techniques to help others learn) ###### If you would like your image to be eligible for a feature on the NPN Instagram (@NaturePhotoNet), add the tag ‘ig’ and leave your Instagram username below. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Freeman](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/shirley_freeman/32/11361_2.png) [@Shirley\_Freeman](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Shirley_Freeman)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-breasted-nuthatch/14380/2 "2020-05-26T20:37:21Z")
David, he is a real fine looking bird, and you did a superb job at capturing this image of him. Wonderful details in the feathers, and I like the perch he is on as well. Nice oof BG. Well done. ---
**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 10:26am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-breasted-nuthatch/14380/3 "2020-05-27T10:26:52Z")
Hi David, this is one of my favorite birds and one we rarely get to see down south. I like the composition and the background sets the bird off well. Nice details. Well done. ---
**Author:** ![Lyle\_Gruby](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@Lyle\_Gruby](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Lyle_Gruby)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-breasted-nuthatch/14380/4 "2020-05-27T19:34:13Z")
Another one where the bird is razor sharp. Glad you didn’t add any sharpening. Like the mossy perch and the BG. Looks good from here. ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-breasted-nuthatch/14380/5 "2020-05-28T02:21:11Z")
Another excellent image, David. The detail you’re getting at that large a crop is superb. I’ve seen pretty pale Red-breasted Nuthatches this time of year. Their summer plumage seems to be surprisingly pale and their fall molt seems to brighten them up. It’s probably a female as well as they do have significantly paler breasts.