Nuthatch with seed
Saturday, November 1st, 2008
Warren, Connecticut. Nuthatches are my favorites of the birds on our feeders. They’re the only bird that can walk straight down a tree although like woodpeckers, they’re insect eaters as well as seed eaters.
You can see how awkward this dude is on the feeder perch, his claws are really grasping to stay on.
This shot is an extreme crop taken with the Canon EF 135mm f/2 L lens and the Canon EF Extender 1.4x II for comparison with the Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L lens. Different feeder and background and so, different blur and bokeh. I’ll do some shots on the other feeder soon. I’ve put this picture up full resolution in case you want to look at the largest size for detail on this lens combo.
wow, this is really sharp! I like this one.
Thanks Gedas, it worked out well.
I think I need made in my home this tube with bird food, then I can shoot bird’s and share results.
Gedas, there are many kinds of bird feeders, each best for different types of birds. Woodpeckers and nuthatches hate this type of feeder, they can’t hold on to the pegs. We have another type for them that looks more like a house with a long wooden place for them to stand and eat. You can see by the way this nuthatch is clinging to the post that he’s not happy. What kinds of birds do you have there? Do you know?
here we have in autumn and winter time birds called “Tit (bird)”
where you buy this tube ?
Gedas: There are a few “tit” birds: Tufted titmouse and bushtit (I kid you not).
Which “tit” do you have?
The feeder looks like this: Droll Yankees A6F 16-Inch Pewter 6 Port Sunflower Tubular Feeder.
Check this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Tit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow_Tit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Tit
Gedas: that’s a lot of tits.