red breasted nuthatch

Hanging upside down and delicately sipping maple sap from a spot a woodpecker pecked open earlier.

Some time ago I ran out of sunflower seeds. It's been quite a while since I had any as I keep forgetting to pick some up. So I have been feeding the birds unsalted peanuts that we have a large supply of. Yesterday I finally picked up some sunflower seeds, and I put some out as soon as I got...

When perched in 90kph winds, it's not unexpected to see a feather or two out of place.

Small enough to perch on a fingertip, but with the intense gaze of an eagle.

He was still as a statue. Several other birds higher up in this tree (other nut hatches, chickadees and Blue Jays) were also. All their heads were pointed in more or less the same direction. An unseen hawk must have been lurking near.

Taken yesterday, this RBN was still as a statue. The yard, usually active with birds, was deserted. I believe the Sharpie that I photographed this morning may have been here yesterday as well, I just couldn't see it.

I saw this red breasted nuthatch jumping through some brambles at a park near my place. He is just so cute!

Red Breasted Nuthatch in an atypical pose. The little fellow grabbed a small gob of peanut butter, flew to another branch, shoved it into a crevice, (lower right of the frame) then absolutely froze in place. There must have been a hawk around. The whole yard went very quiet and a number of...

Poised for takeoff after grabbing a sunflower seed.

Very entertaining birds.

Cuter little fellers.

Waiting for me to refill the feeders.

Frozen in place, not a twitch. I was close enough I could have reached up and tickled its belly and I wonder if it would have moved. There were other birds around the yard, un-moving. Still as statues. I suspect a hawk was nearby, but couldn't see anything.

Hope everyone is having a great bird filled weekend.

This taken from still frame capture SJCAM SJ8 Plus mounted to Celestron Regal 100 ED scope

This is a very aggressive little bird. He regularly chases chickadees and goldfinches from the feeders, and even chases away the larger White Breasted Nuthatch. Usually it's the other way round.

This little fellow is glaring at several chickadees. He often chases them off the feeders.

Red Breasted Nuthatch watching the first snowflakes of the season flutter down.

Red Breasted Nuthatch zooming in from the upper right of this photo, to land on my hand and grab some sunflower seeds.

Red breasted nuthatch thoughtfully considering its approch to a feeder.

Have a mating pair coming to the feeders every day. Love these energetic and tiny birds.

This bold little Red Breasted Nuthatch is trying to bluff a Junco away from a gob of peanut butter. Love watching these tiny dynamos.

Sometimes I think this little girl is just a showoff!

These tiny nuthatches are very bold, and don't seem to mind my presence too much, allowing me to get pretty close at times.