Daily Archives: August 26, 2020

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Red-breasted Nuthatch, Kennebunk, Maine, USA — When I filled the feeders last, I put some thistle seed in the wire mesh feeder that has been empty all summer, and we immediately had this Red-breasted Nuthatch, which we have not seen is at least a month, come visiting many times a day. It apparently really likes thistle. It does not visit the feeders under the pines, as I have had thistle there all summer, but it likes the feeders on the deck. Go figure. It takes one seed at time, and you can see how small the seeds are, puts it on the end of a vertical branch, and bashes it open to get at the kernel inside. That is a lot of work for a very small kernel. 🙂 Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Not great light so already at ISO 2000 even at f4. 1/500th. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Polarr and Apple Photos.