White-breasted Nuthatch

[Bill Dix]

This fellow and his family are common visitors to the feeders behind my house. This time, I caught him on the River Birch in front of the house. Light was fairly dim, thus the fill flash. Cropped from vertical. I would have liked the tail to be in focus, but I do like the oof leaves as they are, so I'm not sure a smaller aperture would have been the right trade-off.

D7000, 700mm, ISO 800, 1/800s @ f/6.3 manual, fill @ -1.7.

[Marina Scarr]

Very well done, Bill, and nice use of flash. I like the BG quite a bit b/c it's unique. Very nice feather details and fun pose.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Bill, we dont get these guys here, but I am so used to seeing these guys on the site with their trademark pose - great. Overall, well exposed on the nuthatch, and I like how he is looking into the space you left him.

[John Robinson]

Yes- Cracking shot and a great background. (Great camera too !!!)
John

[dankearl]

Excellent flash use. I wouldn't have known.....
Nice close up.

[gail bisson]

Very nice.
I do not mind the tail being slightly OOF at all.
IQ is excellent and you have captured this "classic " nuthatch pose perfectly,
Gail

[vishaljadhav]

superb pose of the nuthatch captured, details are fantastic and so is the exposure
i like it very much

[David Salem]

Great looking classic pose with nice exposure and details. I like the comp you chose and the mottled BG. Nice one Bill

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Another beauty, Bill. Agree the BG is unique. Love the classic pose. Very nice crop.



Geoffrey

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all. Your comments are always appreciated.

[Ivan Ellison]

Nice shot, real classic pose. The BG is a bit different and suits the shot well. Detail well brought out with the flash.