Saturday, May 4, 2019

Nuthatch

I had to do a lot of work in Photoshop to get this White-breasted Nuthatch to show up in this pic since he was in deep shade with a very sunny background. I wanted to show him on this ring of peanuts that he was enjoying so much - it took him about 1/2 second to grab a peanut and then take off. I'll show you the original pic tomorrow.  
Taking part in Saturday's Critters. Click HERE to see more creatures from around the world.

16 comments:

Lea said...

Nuthatches are such cute little birds!
Have a great weekend!

Sami said...

Great capture Pat. Amazing how such a tiny bird manages to carry a peanut.

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

I’ve never seen one on a feeder! Only climbing trees! So cute!

Taken For Granted said...

The tough little Nuthatches are one of the few birds that spend the winter around here. Fine looking feeder and shot of the bird. It is hard to get a back lite subject to become visible.

Andy said...

Photoshop to the rescue!

Sharon said...

What a cute little fellow. The peanuts look almost as big as he is.

William Kendall said...

Splendidly done!

Stefan Jansson said...

That's why we shoot in RAW.

Bill said...

Great photo, Pat and great photo editing.

Kay said...

Sweet little critter!

Linda said...

It turned out great!

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Gosh he must be so tiny Pat, the peanuts look so big compared to him 😊

eileeninmd said...

Hello,

They are cute birds and one of my favorites. Great sighting and photo.
Thanks for linking up and sharing your post. Enjoy your day, have a great new week ahead.

Adam Jones said...

It's cute bird the Nuthatch. Well done to get some colour in those tricky conditions of shade and sunshine in the background.

Anonymous said...

Great shot!

MarkD60 said...

I don't see how a tiny bird like that can eat a peanut. Like me swallowing a watermelon whole.