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NutHatch. ( Sitta europaea ) Length 14cm.
Recognised by rounded, short- tailed appearance and habit of descending tree trunks head downwards, a trait unique in Britain to this species. Has blue grey upperparts, black eyestripe, with white cheeks and a orange buff underparts.Chisel like bill use to prise insects from tree bark and to open acorns and nuts. A woodland species common in wales and southern England. Nest in tree holes often plastering the entrance with mud to reduce the size.

Title:Nuthatch
Username:nglen nglen
Uploaded:10 Nov 2008 - 6:50 PM
Camera:Canon EOS 40D
Lens:Canon 70-300 IS USM
Recording media:JPEG (digital)
Tags:Birds, New forest, Nuthatch, Wildlife / nature
Votes:30

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jayhyk
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10 Nov 2008 - 6:56 PM

great shot, lovely looking bird

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10 Nov 2008 - 7:05 PM

Digdag
3
United Kingdom
10 Nov 2008 - 7:05 PM

Lovely photo of a lovely bird, nice detail and beautiful colour..... well done.

John

steve_r
steve_r (e2 Member)
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steve_r vcard England
10 Nov 2008 - 7:11 PM

GOOD SHOT. Great Image with great colours and great detail, well captured and well presented Image.
Regards Steve.

BURNSIE
10 Nov 2008 - 7:11 PM

Very nice capture
Burnsie

Scaramanga
Scaramanga (e2 Member)
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26 forum postsScaramanga vcard United Kingdom5 Constructive Critique Points
10 Nov 2008 - 7:40 PM

An incredible capture.

maratsuikka
10 Nov 2008 - 7:43 PM

well done

banehawi
banehawi (Critique Team)
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288 forum postsbanehawi vcard Canada1467 Constructive Critique Points
10 Nov 2008 - 8:08 PM

Very nice.

W

arhb
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1012 forum posts United Kingdom59 Constructive Critique Points
10 Nov 2008 - 8:38 PM

Lovely capture.

SurreyHillsMan
SurreyHillsMan (e2 Member)
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10 Nov 2008 - 8:47 PM

Great Nutty, nice pose

Jon

sillygirl
10 Nov 2008 - 9:05 PM

Fantastic shot, a beautiful little bird with lovely colours.
Marie

bayleaf
10 Nov 2008 - 9:13 PM

Beautiful

John

DerekL
DerekL (e2 Member)
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36 forum postsDerekL vcard England12 Constructive Critique Points
10 Nov 2008 - 9:22 PM

To get an frame filling image of a bird this size with a 300mm lens alone deserves praise.
Good detail and nice unobtrusive background sets the subject off well.

Alan_Baseley
Alan_Baseley (e2 Member)
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92 forum postsAlan_Baseley vcard England1 Constructive Critique Points
10 Nov 2008 - 10:14 PM

Nice shot,
Alan

IFIMAGE
20 Dec 2008 - 7:15 PM

Cracking image
Ian..

gillykins
10 Jan 2009 - 9:40 PM

Heres your RC on me...lovely image!
Gill

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