Nuthatch!

Julio, Prevor, Jose, Marina, Seckin and last but not least Christopher.

I just wanted to say thanks and that I am glad you liked the picture, thanks for letting me know! :o)

Oh and Christopher you asked how do I get them to relax near me? Vodka it does wonders! ;o) ;o) LOL.

DK.

I'll remember that!

Your sharpening/post-processing looks really good, by the way - this lens, too, makes for great contrast.

Hi Javed and Johnny, Thanks for your comments, I am glad you like the Picture I think it is really good myself too, But there are people out there that don't like birds. ;o) lol

Take care.

DK.

P.s. Thanks again Christopher. (Be the Tree! The Best Tree You Can Be!) ;o) lol

Thank you Anne, I am glad you think that it is an awesome shot and that you like it. Take care.

DK.

Thanks Jeri and Alec,

I like it for the same reason Jeri. :o)

Take care.

DK.

David, great capture in al senses...

just one question: how did you get do close to the bird!!?? I can see you used a 100mm macro lens... did you use a remote control on a feeder?

Adolfo the picture has been cropped a bit But I was very, very close. No remote just handheld as all my pictures are at least so far. It always helps to have food. ;o)

I will tell you a small story about how close I was to a Nuthatch just like this one may have been this one I don't know.

Anyway take a look at my picture called "Duck in the Rain! (I don't know what Kind?)" But found out later what it was "Hooded Merganser" Anyway when I took those pictures I was kind of trying to hide from them because they don't like people and take off as soon as they see people (I have not seen them ever since, and don't aspect to see them again for many years unless I am lucky)

So I was hiding and the bird food that the Nuthatch's eat was right beside my head about 4 inches away, and so I am as still as can be trying to get pictures of the Hooded Mergansers and next thing I know is that there is a Nuthatch 4 inches away from my head eating and looking at me at the same time. If it had bad breath I would have been able to smell it. ;o) LOL (Good thing they don't)

To bad I had my Big lens on because if I had the macro like this picture you would have seen a great Eye shot! :o)

You take care. If you like my pictures feel free to comment and rate them. I always try to write back, Thats the least I can do for those that take the time to write. :o)

DK.

Thanks for the explanation. It is just amazing how confident can be some animals in the "new world"... makes me feel so envious... I wouldn't be able to get less than 3m closer to their spanish cousins here!!

Great job, i really like your birds folder.

Adolfo

Thank you Adolfo. :o)

DK.