White-Breasted Nuthatch

[Doug Brown]

This little guy was lurking around at the top of Sandia Crest (elev. 10,600 feet) a couple of weeks ago. The conditions were rough, and he wouldn't sit still for more than a couple of seconds. He did however strike this classic nuthatch pose long enough for me to get a frame.

Canon 1D Mark III, 600mm, f/7.1, 1/1600, ISO 400, no flash, tripod

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Fantastic catch/pose,nice composition and beautiful bg`s color!

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Doug!
Sweet pose and I love the bg colour. I also love the detail in the tree bark and the bird's leg as a foil to the softness (I don't mean OOF!) of the feathers...
Regards,
Nicki

[Joe Senzatimore]

Nice pose and comp. BG is beautiful.

[Todd Frost]

As you stated, classic pose and well captured. Nice comp, exposure and details. Love the bg. A few inches lower and the tail would not have been shadowed but they just don't like to co-operate always:D.

Todd

[Art Kornienko]

Love it Doug, classic pose to the hilt, bg and detail excellent, super colours, love the seed in the beak, your comp is great.

[Doug Brown]

A few inches lower and the tail would not have been shadowed but they just don't like to co-operate always:D.

Todd

Good point Todd. The saving grace in this image is that there is no strong shadow line on the bird.

[Sid Garige]

Very well composed and excellent details.