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aolander
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Nice image! How did you get so close? It looks a lot like what we call a red-breasted nuthatch here in the US.
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I don't live in the US but it definitely looks like a nuthatch. Short-toed treecreeper has brown with lighter spots back, nape and top of the head, a white belly and a slightly downward curved bill or beak( I don't know which term is more appropriate).Beautiful Shot!Looks like a Red-Breasted Nuthatch.
great shot. I love watching them run headfirst down trees.
Nice capture fun little bird to watch. We also call them “Little Bandit”.
aolander
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Except a nuthatch has a black cap and nape. ???
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Googled European nuthatch and found Eurasian nuthatch. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_nuthatch
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Googled European nuthatch and found Eurasian nuthatch. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_nuthatch
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I love nuthatch. This one is very similar to the red breasted but as someone already pointed out not black on top of the head. Just as cute regardless. Nice techs. Did you pre-register focal point or let the camera AF?
It's a Eurasian Nuthatch. Looks superficially like a N. American Red-breasted Nuthatch, but habitat preferences are more like a N. American White-breasted Nuthatch. The female Red-breasted Nuthatch has a blue crown like this, but both sexes have a white "eyebrow", which this bird does not. Red-breasted is also a bit smaller. Lovely close-up, which I presume was taken somewhere in Europe or Asia.
Beautiful shot, great pose Stan.