Nuthatch – 5

Nuthatch with a snack

From the reject pile. Focus was not right on. Used three sharpening tools and severe crop to try and get something worth showing. Almost succeeded.

Nuthatch – 2

Ludwig Keck - 2023 Brown-headed Nuthatch

Brown-headed nuthatch. In my last post I got the identification wrong (since corrected). To atone, here are two better views of that little critter.

Nuthatch

Ludwig Keck - 2023 Brown-headed Nuthatch

Brown-headed nuthatch with peeled sunflower seed. EXIF says distance was 2.24 meters, and depth of field 16 mm. Aperture at f/5.6, shutter speed 1/200 sec, ISO 2200, lens zoom at 300 mm. Nikon D800 with AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED. They say to always focus on the eyes – I tried.