The wild birds around here are normally very camera shy. They look like they are totally preoccupied, looking for food, but you get within 10 meters and they're gone. This little thing seemed positively curious and let me come as close as about 3 meters. Unfortunately it was pretty dark under the pine trees with an incoming snowfall so the image stabilization was working overtime but I sort of liked the pictures anyway.

... of the Third Kind. Please, feed them with some seeds on the tree branches, and maybe they will come closer to you, too? ;) delightful creatures... lovely shots... ????? · 2011-01-05: 13:26

Congratulations, a beautiful Images of a Nuthatch. Passeriformes Sittidae Sitta europaea SP Trepador Azul DE Kleiber FR Sittelle Torchepot EN European Nuthatch IT Picchio Muratore Europeo PT Trepadeira Azul Sarmiento · 2011-01-05: 13:27

very nice set ! photodeclair · 2011-01-05: 14:24

Great close ups Mark :) Cute critter~~ kblakes · 2011-01-05: 14:31

Beautiful bird..good that it was hungry and let you capture it :-) NellyBly · 2011-01-05: 14:56

waw! so close! love it :) onlyricky · 2011-01-05: 17:47

spectacular & stunning set !!! ????? · 2011-01-05: 18:59

Beautiful set indeed!!! :) Nukee · 2011-01-05: 23:13

Very Cool angle of this photo. Great opportunity you had. Great shots! mwbergeron01 · 2011-01-05: 23:33

I thinkk they came out great! beautiful shots! sandyk · 2011-01-06: 00:53

Nice little nuthatch. Lynda · 2011-01-07: 05:55

Love a red-breasted nuthatch. Nice shots...I like the lighting...it's very real! photographprose · 2011-01-15: 22:01