Red Breasted Nuthatch

Gallery: AvianPosted August 23, 201810,996 views7 comments

Activity at my blind pools has been very slow for the last week or so and during our last heavy smoke pall from fires in British Columbia, I didn't even bother going out. We got a change in the weather last night with much cooler temperatures, overcast skies and a nice breeze this morning, so I decided to give it a try. Activity was much better than it's been with half a dozen species coming in and several of some of them at the same time. I was particularly pleased to see this Nuthatch, as I haven't had one this summer.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, tripod with ball head and Sidekick, f/8, 1/200, iso 2000, aperture priority, pattern metering, -1 1/3 EV. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 13.6 MP. Taken at 8:35 this morning under cloudy skies.

Comments and suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 24, 2018 at 9:38 PM

Pretty much good as is. The whites over the eye look a little hot.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 24, 2018 at 10:24 PM

Nice work Dennis. I am seeing details in the whites on my end so they look fine on my monitor. I wish I would find these around where I live, but pretty sure they exist mostly in the north and eastern part of the state.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on August 25, 2018 at 11:26 AM

Excellent detail. I like how the colors of the perch, bird, and background work together. Looks as if there wasn't much light, but your techs are spot on. Nice of the nuthatch to stay still long enough for a shot with this detail at 1/200.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on August 25, 2018 at 5:49 PM

Hi Dennis
The Nuthatch looks like he setting a pose for you. Very nice detail.
Peter

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 25, 2018 at 6:18 PM

Very nice Dennis, excellent exposure and detail here. devil

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Comment posted by David Schoen on August 26, 2018 at 12:09 PM

Very nice color, composition, and background. I really like this one because of the golden perch. Good job on the detail.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on August 26, 2018 at 9:15 PM

Fine image of this nuthatch in very pleasant light, Dennis. I like pose you have captured.

With the recent wildfires, I have wondered how birds and animals cope with air pollution especially during migration.

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