Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Nuthatch / sitta europaea. Calke Park, Derbyshire. 27/02/20.
'FRAMED ... NATURALLY.'
There were three birds in the feeding area that day, a pair (I presume), plus a.n.other that kept pushing it's luck. Consequently there were some feisty altercations, one being a brutal battle of claws and beaks that took place on the ground.
This bird was the outsider, generally sneaking around the periphery and ever watchful. Here it was captured almost holding the characteristic, upside down, 'curved banana' pose! The light falling on it, as well as natural framing afforded by two branches, was rather nice.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Nuthatch / sitta europaea. Calke Park, Derbyshire. 27/02/20.
'FRAMED ... NATURALLY.'
There were three birds in the feeding area that day, a pair (I presume), plus a.n.other that kept pushing it's luck. Consequently there were some feisty altercations, one being a brutal battle of claws and beaks that took place on the ground.
This bird was the outsider, generally sneaking around the periphery and ever watchful. Here it was captured almost holding the characteristic, upside down, 'curved banana' pose! The light falling on it, as well as natural framing afforded by two branches, was rather nice.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.