# Red Breasted Nuthatch

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-breasted-nuthatch/18025>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [November 19, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-breasted-nuthatch/18025 "2020-11-19T17:47:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**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:** [November 19, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-breasted-nuthatch/18025/1 "2020-11-19T17:47:48Z")

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![RBN7-copy](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/7/5/75972f0d7ddab387d1a95382edc35899314571db.jpeg)  
A tight crop and on the borderline of being over sharp.

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**Author:** ![terryb](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/terryb/32/39625_2.png) [@terryb](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/terryb)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-breasted-nuthatch/18025/2 "2020-11-19T18:03:18Z")

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Really nice, David. Good detail and color in the bird, and a pleasing BG. Good work.

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**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:** [November 19, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-breasted-nuthatch/18025/3 "2020-11-19T22:41:22Z")

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Nice job, David. Nuthatches are tough. When the body looks over sharp, the cheek still wants to look soft. This worked out well and while it looks as if you had fairly harsh light, the angle of the light on the bird removed the effect of it there. This looks like a juvenile with that gape showing at the corner of the beak.

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-breasted-nuthatch/18025/4 "2020-11-20T18:37:40Z")

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Fine detail here; a nice close-up view.

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**Author:** ![David\_Leroy](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@David\_Leroy](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Leroy)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-breasted-nuthatch/18025/5 "2020-11-20T20:35:52Z")

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A very nice shot of a bird that just never seems to sit still. I like the eye contact. I don’t think it looks over sharpened. Well done.

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**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/red-breasted-nuthatch/18025/6 "2020-11-22T15:39:57Z")

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Lovely, with good tonal detail in spite of bright sun. You caught the decisive moment – probably of about one millisecond. It looks chubby and fluffy, maybe also a juvenile characteristic? Would love to see one – I only have the White-breasted down here.