I found the nut.

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• jaycee (15091)
• [2008-04-29 10:13]

Hi Nick,

I love it!! Was there only one nut?? Great timing and great shot. You put the lens to good use. Great colors and details, nice details of both birds. A fun picture with a good story.

Jane

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• eng55 (1127)
• [2008-04-29 10:23]

Hi Nicholas,
Lovely moment.Well caught and composed.
Thanks for sharing.

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• lawbert (0)
• [2008-04-29 10:44]

Hello Nick
This is a lovely capture..A two for the price of one deal!
Superb focus on both birds and as you say very humourous..It does also show how hard these lovely birds will work for thier food...Super oof background which really highlights them both.
Lets hope the Rain stops soon..Its giving us super moody clouds but its not good for the Butterflys!!
Paul

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• gerbilratz (3176)
• [2008-04-29 10:50]

Hi Nick, you seem capable of improving your "small" British birds to new standards. This has to be one of your best, to get both of these tiny birds doing what they are doing, is first class work, it shows a dedication and skill you have for these. I am impressed...I intended getting a Sigma 180 to go with my 105, you have convinced me!! TFS regards h

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• Luis52 (10144)
• [2008-04-29 10:50]

Hola Nicolas.
Muy bella foto de este par de hermosos pajarillos buscando comida. Fina foto y hermosos colores naturales asi como la pose y comida en su pico.
Saludos Nicolas.
Luis52.

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• vanderschelden (26694)
• [2008-04-29 11:01]

Hello Nicholas,
It's funny.
And educational: Nuthatchs are smarter than Tits:-)
Well done!
TFS
Annick

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• Silvio2006 (24114)
• [2008-04-29 11:11]

Hi nick, beautiful couple of bird in different pose with fantastic colors and fine details, great focus and splendid sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• Jamesp (14380)
• [2008-04-29 11:26]

Hi Nick

Great composition - both poses are comical. Great detail and lighting too.

James

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• CatherineD (2466)
• [2008-04-29 11:28]

Hello Nick,
Charming scene, with a very smart Nuthatch! Beautiful composition and good colours.
TFS,
Catherine

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• Hil (4873)
• [2008-04-29 11:33]

Hi Nick

Great shot of the Nuthatch and Blue Tit, I feel like shouting to the Blue tit Oi! theres another Nut further down.
Very nice details and a great DOF
Lovely natural colours and light too.

Hil

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• Heaven (3313)
• [2008-04-29 12:02]

Hi Nicholas!

I found the nut, hehehe, and what are you searching for? I guess the bird is just thinking that in order to keep the nut in his beak. He probably has read the tale of La Fontaine "The fox and the craw"...

Very well put on stage with a humerous touch!

Kind regards

Markus

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• Argus (23519)
• [2008-04-29 12:28]

Hello Nick,
Great capture of this peanut-hunting duo with superb sharpness and lighting and I like the pose of the Nuthatch. Composition and BG set them off nicely.
TFS this fine image,
Ivan

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• gracious (12414)
• [2008-04-29 12:45]

Hello Nick,
I am having smile on my face after reading the notes and seeing the other one keep on looking for the nut! very cheerful indeed!
as for the image, captured well in good pov, sharpness, good colour and details always from your work
many thanks
cheers
Tony

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• schnoopie (784)
• [2008-04-29 12:55]

Hi Nicholas,
beautiful shot you made there.
It is very sharp and detailed.
I hope the tit found a nut, too in the end :D
TFS Tatjana

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• rightway (333)
• [2008-04-29 13:18]

Hi Nick,
Nice shot. Great composition and details.
TFS
Wei

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• demeve (4084)
• [2008-04-29 13:29]

Hello Nick,

Very nice capture, 2 for 1 and one nut!
You composed the picture very well and the sharpness is
superb. Great POV and framing.. Well done

Everton

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• matatur (2677)
• [2008-04-29 13:39]

A beautiful composition Nicholas, which also made me laugh a little. Thank you very much indeed for sharing this fine scene.
Mehmet

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• pekkavalo1 (3867)
• [2008-04-29 13:52]

Hi Nick.

This is a hilarious picture. Poor Blue Tit, everybody is laughing... Very good setting, composition, sharpness of details. Nice colours and BG and great low POV.

TFS

Pekka

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• boreocypriensis (12886)
• [2008-04-29 13:53]

Superb, lovely and splendid shot of these beauties my dear friend Nick. TFS and also thanks for your kind comments on my 100th post.
Cheers,

Bayram

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• jai_glenny (671)
• [2008-04-29 14:00]

Nicholas

You also have been playing the game of packing the log for their hide and seek. Nice colouration combined with a lucky but natural pose.

Jai

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• Amadeo (3003)
• [2008-04-29 14:35]

Hola Nicholas, una toma en la cual el momento es muy bueno, buen enfoque, luz y color, el efecto dinamico que produce la posición de los pajaros es muy bueno. Un saludo

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• rousettus (8380)
• [2008-04-29 15:29]

Hello Nicholas
This is some funny for birds, but excellent capture of two species together. Perfect focus and splendid coloration. Timing, BG, POV/OOF wonderful. thanks for showing us. best wishes
Ahmet

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• eqshannon (19987)
• [2008-04-29 18:02]

I'll bet you have not seen my message about an ID..I have no clue as to birds and am about to give em up...My cup is full and I overflow...wow...what a good shot this one is with the two and one obviously not interested in a American politics by keeping head buried in something else..it is humour of America which sometimes escapes as what mu m used to say dry humour:-)
Bob

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• crs (1713)
• [2008-04-29 20:42]

Hi Nicholas,

Excelent photo of the two birds! Great moment to capture the photo. It is not usual to use this lens for such a photo but results are excelent. Very sharp image showing good details of the birds as well as the wood. Very nice lighting conditions and excelent natural colors.

Thank you for sharing,
Cristian

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• Adanac (14054)
• [2008-04-29 20:58]

Hello Nick,
Your camera work has produced an outstanding image with fantastic colors and razor sharp details. That tit better beware of his position. Thanks for sharing Nick.
Rick

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• ramthakur (25185)
• [2008-04-29 22:02]

Very humorous picture, Nick!
The Blue tit with its head hidden is still looking for what the Nuthatch already has found.
It is a stroke of luck to see both these birds together and then capture them so beautifully.
The lighter moments in nature photography are rather rare and your picture has made me smile.
The image is technically superb.
TFS and regards.
Ram

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• cataclysta (4495)
• [2008-04-30 0:55]

Hi Nicholas
Very funny photo. Great moment. Two species on one image. Good sharpness, composition and background
Nothing to critique
Best wishes
Krzysztof

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• SelenE (12286)
• [2008-04-30 1:45]

Hi Nick,
It's nice to see two different species together in a single frame. I liked your timing and the pose you captured. TFS
Best wishes,
Selen

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• goldyrs (4706)
• [2008-04-30 5:40]

Wow! Nick,
This is simply awesome...I do not know how you got such perfect timing.
Very well done!
Goldy

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• haraprasan (13068)
• [2008-04-30 7:08]

Hi Nick,
A nice two in one capture. Excellent composition and details. And I think the nuthatch is the winner as it is named so. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• joey (20049)
• [2008-04-30 7:58]

Weather has been very grim today... I hope the weather was better for you.
A superb capture of this Blue Tit and Nuthatch.
You must have been very close to have got this with the 180mm!
Razor-sharp with lots of detail.
Excellent poses.
The title is great :-)
Well done Nick!

Joe

p.s is your 100-400 focusing properly yet?

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• bobcat08 (1341)
• [2008-04-30 11:49]

Hello Nick,

My first reaction when I saw the beautiful photo, a big smile on my face. The Nuthatch with his price (the nut) and the Blue Tit still searching. A amazing compo. Perfect timing. Beautiful natural colors. A fun picture. Regards and TFS BOB

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• cicindela (6986)
• [2008-05-01 11:30]

Hi Nichlas,
THis is a picture with very interesting and original composition. I like an idea for taking picture during bird's dinner :) Only one detail is not perfect as for me - the second bird, a tit, is not very well seen :(
Anyway, nice to watch this picture :)
Regards,
Radomir