Red-breasted Nuthatch
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- Theodore Roosevelt
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Shelley 03.07.08 at 11:22 am
Great photo - I love the nuthatches!!
Shelley
Melissa Gold 03.07.08 at 6:53 pm
Lovely pose!
Lana 03.08.08 at 1:29 am
Sorry for my recent absence–mundania called! Lovely photo.
Where’s Roosevelt when you need him? *sigh*
Abraham Lincoln 03.08.08 at 5:07 am
I stumbled onto your site from somewhere. I enjoyed the visit. I have a birds blog that I started. I don’t have as many photos.
mon@rch 03.08.08 at 9:58 am
I just love seeing these guys come to the feeders! Great photo!
The Birdfreak Team 03.08.08 at 11:17 am
Shelley - thank you! Nuthatches are one of our favs!
Melissa - he was almost within arm’s reach from the window!
Lana - the battle of mundania is always too close
- we need some modern-day T.R.’s
Abraham Lincoln - we’ll check out your blog and glad you enjoyed our site (come back often
Mon@rch - thank you much! They seem to always know when there is fresh suet.
Young Natualist J 03.08.08 at 6:40 pm
I love these guys! They are so cute! We just started getting them to come back to our feeders!
Wren 03.09.08 at 7:48 am
Nuthatches are among my favorite birds. You captured a great photo!
The Zen Birdfeeder 03.13.08 at 6:18 pm
Love those red-breasteds! They would LOVE a snowman feeder filled with peanut splits!
The Birdfreak Team 03.14.08 at 9:42 pm
Young Naturalist J - Glad you will have them, we will be saying farewell to them for the summer soon.
Wren - Thanks! They are one of our favorites also!
Zen - We are really going to get one!