I like White-breasted Nuthatches. I like all the Nuthatches. They are quick and vibrant, acrobatic and always interesting. My feeding station this year is not, so far, tremendously successful. I am getting a few birds in a mixed flock at long intervals during the day. Mostly Titmice, a few Chickadees, and some Juncos. The Blue Jays come when it is snowing. But mostly the feeder and suet blocks hang lonely. I suspect that I may be the only one feeding for miles, so the birds have to leave their regularly scheduled route from feeder to feeder to get to me. I have put out premium seed and suet, so that can’t be it (or shouldn’t be it). The White-breasted Nuthatches have come only twice when I have been there to see them. And we have had only one Red-breasted.

Besides the obvious, I had a particular reason for putting the feeding station up this year. I have a new digiscoping camera I need to practice with. So far the combination of birds on the feeders and good light has been a challenge. Still a new camera is always fun.

Sony RX100 behind the 30x eyepiece of my ZEISS DiaScope 65FL spotting scope for the equivalent field of view of a 2640mm lens. 1/100th @ ISO 800. Program with –1/3EV exposure compensation. f15 effective aperture.

Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.