Their characteristic behavior is to run upside down along tree bark. In the wild they eat insects and some seeds - pine cone seeds for example. At feeders they'll eat suet and some seeds (like sunflowers).
There are two species - red-breasted and white breasted. I have never really looked closely enough to say which is more common around here.
- MCC
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Mark Cassino Photography
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----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 10:06 PM
Subject: Re: Woodpecker?
Thanks Mark. Is the nuthatch common in Southeast Michigan? Do they eat insects on the tree bark? I don't remember seeing one before, and this guy didn't seem interested in my feeder and seeds.
Paul
As others have noted - nuthatch. (As Carson would of said "And if you've ever had your nuts hatched, you know how painful that can be....")
Nice shot but the Bokeh reminds me of what I get from the A* 400 f2.8 in similar situations - sort of a double vision effect as opposed to a blurring. Nice shot still as these birds are not exactly large.
- MCC
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 6:59 PM
Subject: PESO: Woodpecker?
> I'm no bird expert, but this guy eats something he finds on tree > branches.
> Is he some kind of woodpecker? He's not like most of the other > woodpeckers
> I've seen around here. Shot with the *istD, A400/5.6, and the Sigma > DG500
> Super set on high speed synch, f5.6 @ 1/1000th.
> Paul
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3231642&size=lg
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