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Classic pose of the Nuthatch (Nötväcka)


Classic pose of the Nuthatch (Nötväcka)
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Copyright: Gert Ellstrom (ellis49) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3645 W: 350 N: 8890] (28681)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-15
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 30D, Canon Ef 400mm /F5.6 L USM, Digital RAW 800
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/250 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Blue Birds [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-10-19 6:26
Viewed: 1395
Points: 70
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
First I will thank all for the nice comments and words of my last post.

Today’s post is a picture of one of my fav’s, the Eurasian Nuthach or just Nuthutch, “ nötväcka” in Swedish. It’s the only bird that can climb down on a tree. It’s a quite common bird and not shy,
I took this in the morning from our hide and I manage to take it in the classic pose.
I had to use ISO 800 because of the bad light and I needed atlast 1/250 sec of this mobile bird, they are funny to watch, when they hiding all seeds it can get, they are always moving around.

The Eurasian Nuthatch, Sitta europaea, is a small passerine found throughout temperate Europe and Asia, although not in Ireland. It belongs to the nuthatch family Sittidae.
This bird is the most common and most widespread nuthatch, and is often referred to just as the Nuthatch.
It is a resident bird of deciduous woods and parkland, with some old trees for nesting. It feeds on insects, seeds and nuts. Its old name “nut-hack” derives from its habit of wedging a nut in a crevice in a tree, and then hacking at it with its strong bill.
It has the ability, like other nuthatches, to climb down trees, unlike species such as woodpeckers which can only go upwards. It will come to bird feeding tables, and is then very aggressive, driving other species away.
The Eurasian Nuthatch is 14cm long and has the typical nuthatch big head, short tail and powerful bill and feet. It is blue-grey above, with a black eyestripe. Asian and north European birds (S. e. asiatica and S. e. europaea respectively) are white below except for chestnut in the vent area. The western European S. e. caesia has generally reddish underparts. Young birds are "washed out" versions of the adults.
Nests are in holes or crevices, lined with bark or grass. The size of the hole’s entrance may be reduced by the building of a neat mud wall. Five to eight eggs are laid, white speckled with red.
This is a noisy bird, often located by its repeated tui-tui-tui call.
Source and more info in different language here

Canon 400mm L USM, tripod
ISO 800, Raw-format.
Converted, Levels, Contrast, Crop, resized to 800 pixels, Smart sharpen and some noise reducing in the Raw-converter.
I used Adobe Photoshop CS3 for PP

Have a great weekend.
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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1991 W: 5 N: 5557] (20998)
  • [2007-10-19 6:29]

Hi Gert. what a beautiful bird. you have captured it so well . your sharp focusing gives fine detail. and bright but natural colours. a very nice pose on the tree, we have nuthatches in the wood nere to were i live but not this colour.very well done TFS, good notes too.
Nick..

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  • radz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 615 W: 11 N: 624] (3332)
  • [2007-10-19 6:40]

Class!!Fantastic DOF&composition..
TFS!

Hi Gert,
Perfect sharpness and exposure. Beautiful pose. Lovely pov and composition. Very well done and tfs.
JC

Beautiful image, good sharp, just the right amount.
TFS

Profesional trabajo de composición excelente y buenos colores. Bien captado en su hábitat. El enfoque, sobre todo el cuerpo , cabeza y ojo muy conseguido. Una maravillosa fotografía.

Saludos Gert y que tengas un buen fin de semana: J. Ignasi

Hi Gert, this is a stunning shot in every way!!! Well done.
Cheers, Luís.

Hello Gert
Very intersting spiece to shoot,
Perfect focusing,pose and exposure,
Superb shot,Welldone.

Regards
Fartash

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1252 W: 0 N: 4842] (14380)
  • [2007-10-19 8:54]

Hi Gert

Excellent shot - superb pose and eye contact with great detail.

TFS

James

Hi Gert,

Great pose and composition. Very well done.

Jan-Hendrik

Hi Gert,
perfect presentation of typical behaviour, a perfectly chosen point of view to get an absolutely ideal contrasting smooth background and a dynamic composition that is well demonstrating the nuthatch's habit of quick climbing up and down the tree. Thank you!
With best regards,
Peter

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1210 W: 68 N: 2509] (8277)
  • [2007-10-19 11:33]

Hello gert,
Great pose, sharpness and DOF in this photo. Beautiful natural colours. Good composition.
Regards,
Peter

Hi Gert,

what a beauty
Excellent compo with superb sharpnesss and great details
POV, pose, DOF and BG are perfect

TFS Thijs

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2830 W: 75 N: 8024] (26861)
  • [2007-10-19 11:47]

Hello Gert!

As always very good post. Nutchuch looks cute in this characteristic for it pose. High quality, very good details on bird and birch. I like BG too with light, vertical strip. Nice to see another picture from you my friend!

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  • jesst Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 361 W: 0 N: 164] (2198)
  • [2007-10-19 11:52]

What a wonderful shot!
Great composition, sharp and detail. Pose of a bird is amazing. Well done!

hi gert,
fantastic classic pose !
a beautiful and clear composition. perfect exposure and sharpness.the darker BG fits very well. natural colours tones.
and a nice catchlight.
TFS - carole

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  • lizzie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 214 W: 0 N: 635] (2843)
  • [2007-10-19 12:54]

Gerte,

Another beautiful shot, again everything is perfectly done. I love your shots, it's inspiring me.

Lise

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2611 W: 133 N: 7494] (23373)
  • [2007-10-19 12:57]

Hej Gert,
Classic pose of an attractive bird in superb sharpness and lighting. ISO 800 allowed an excellent shot of this Nuthatch with very little noticeable noise.
Well done and TFS!
Trevlig helg,
Hälsningar,
Ivan

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1786 W: 8 N: 4638] (14987)
  • [2007-10-19 15:04]

Hi Gert,

I would love to see one of these some day! This is just beautiful in a wonderful pose. I love the position of those little legs. Fantastic colors, sharp details, and a beautiful background.

Jane

Yes,this is a classic nuthatch pose Gert.
Although I've never seen one for real,I've seen enough pictures to know this.
This is such a clear shot,with perfect exposure and detail .. perfectly composed.
Your camera must be very good ... ISO 800 and no noise at all!
Excellent!
Steve

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 753 W: 108 N: 1729] (5398)
  • [2007-10-19 16:20]

Hello Gert
I am glad to find this before my basket is quite empty :D
Stunning colours and details and the perfect pose. this is a truly fabulous capture worthy of much wider publication
TFS
silke

Hi Gert,
A superb shot on this Nuthatch. The classic pose as they head down the trunk of the tree head first. You nailed the exposure perfectly here. The colors and detail in the plumage look amazing. Great work my friend.
Scott

hello Nuthach

excellent photo of the nuthach on his caractéristique pose,
it is the pov of the image that i like most, TFS

Asbed

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 755 W: 0 N: 1515] (6928)
  • [2007-10-19 21:35]

Hello Gert
Excellent capture in a very natural pose.Good POV and sharp image whit good details.Color are very nice.
TFS Michel

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3040 W: 148 N: 4529] (14629)
  • [2007-10-20 0:42]

Hi Gert.
Some time I have asked you to borrow me a starling, you then have posted an excellent picture of this bird. Now I have some own pictured of this species. That is why I ask to borrow me this charming birdy too. May be next year I will meet it and take similar photos.

Great picture with brilliant reproduction of all beauty of the bird, trunk and BG. Bravo.
Alexei.

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2082 W: 216 N: 3759] (12474)
  • [2007-10-20 1:23]

Hi Gert

Yes, a classic pose indeed. I was lucky to see and take some shots of only one - on the US - and it had this pose, too :)
But even if it's not a "special" pose, your photo still excells in sharpness and color. These two elements really make the subject stand out even from the thumbnail.
That aside, the spot-on DOF put the little bird is full focus while gives you a great bokeh for the BG. Also, the exposure is very well managed and due to that you benefit from an excellent contrast throughout the entire frame.
All-in-all: wonderful work!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3452 W: 144 N: 5895] (17468)
  • [2007-10-20 11:57]

I love seeing pics od these birds Gert - we have none like it here.
Such a cute pose, so unusual and they are easily recognised in this way.
Nice and sharp, super colours too.
BRAVO
Janice

PS Warming up quickly down under...

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  • cedryk Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 968 W: 57 N: 1638] (5022)
  • [2007-10-20 16:02]

Hello Gert,
Great presentation of this fast and clever bird. I always like to watch them in action. You captured the one in a very typical pose. I like very much the well pronounced contrast and fantastic details on this shot.
Best greetings from Poland!
Michal

hi gert,
fine capture, you got a great pose here, well composed shot, liked the colours, the dof is precise,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1330 W: 107 N: 4804] (21334)
  • [2007-10-21 4:43]

Hello Gert, a very classic but always beautiful pose of the Nuthatch. Perfectly done image with great sharpness and very good light. Thanks !

Mario

Hi Gert,
^^ Actually, I've taken this fellow sometimes, but it's hard to get nice photos and they are all not good enough to posting.
Your photos are all impressive to me. you are my teacher for photographing. :-)
Outstanding and delicate details, superb sharpness and excellent POV, lovely clean blurry BG, well composed.
Very very well done and TFS,
Best regards,
Kevin

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  • lise Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 182 W: 51 N: 552] (2695)
  • [2007-10-24 10:54]

Hi Gert,
What a wonderful capture of this nuthach!
The sharpness and details in the feathers are amazing, great colours.
Very well done.
Lise

Hi Gert,
Very nice shot with great détails and good POV, good natural colors, very welle done
Regards
Jean-Michel

Hi Gert,
another priceless picture, your patience and waiting in your hide was rewarded. The light is just perfect, the pose too. Wonderful!
My bestregards,
Dietrich

Hello Gert,

Is a amazing capture of this beautiful Nuthatch. A perfect POV. natural colours. Sharp and ful of fine details. Even the birch is a nice object. I see them here also and indeed it a clasic pose. But to catch them its indeed very difficult. They moving constantly. BG and your DOF is oké. Chapeau. Interesting notes. Thanks for that. Regards and TFS BOB

Hi Gert,
Excellent details on this beautiful Nuthatch. Always fun to see this acrobatic bird! Pale stripe in BG add more contrast with head and beak...
A great shot (as usually :-))...
Regards,

Claude

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  • Callie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1252 W: 106 N: 2659] (7495)
  • [2008-02-22 11:10]

Gert my old Friend
Good to see you are still nailing the beautiful birdies as well as ever. Life is fine for me too, been shooting a lot, lots of nice birds and cats. Have now 275 bird species on Oiseaux.net! You should join - they are doing great work on a virtual bird guide.
Take care
Callie

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