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08-FEB-2009 Tricia

A bird in the hand

Kensington Metro Park, MI

It was a beautifully sunny Sunday afternoon, with temperatures above freezing for once,
and it felt just so wonderful to get out and spend some time outdoors, so we went to
Kensington Metro Park. Of the many beautiful things we saw there, we noticed that
some ladies were holding out birdseed out on their hands to attract and feed some wild birds.
We watched in fascination for a while, and when they left they kindly gave us their leftover
seed so Sayer grasped the opportunity to try and attract the nuthatches onto his hand as
he had always wanted to do.
He was so pleased when they started to land on his left hand and take the nuts
and seeds. I took this photo of his hand with a nuthatch on it, seemingly saying thank you
to him for the nut before flying off.
Sayer had a camera in his right hand so click here to see his wonderful close-up shot

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
1/200s f/5.0 at 105.0mm iso200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time08-Feb-2009 16:57:21
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length105 mm
Exposure Time1/200 sec
Aperturef/5
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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Guest 24-Feb-2009 16:08
A great capture !! Bravo
Art Parnell11-Feb-2009 04:02
What fun! A perfect addition to springlike weather. Great shot, Tricia!
Nicki Thurgar10-Feb-2009 11:09
Lovely shot, especially with the food in its beak!
Jay Levin10-Feb-2009 02:30
Well done, Tricia. This must have been a thrill for both of you.
Char10-Feb-2009 01:05
Excellent shot Tricia. Great clarity.
Guest 09-Feb-2009 20:47
Beautiful capture,Tricia, and a great piece of confidence on behalf of the nuthatch too! :>)
Hilary 09-Feb-2009 19:04
Same shape but different colour to ours !
Janet Forjan-Freedman09-Feb-2009 10:37
Great timing on this sweet catch!
edwina beaumont09-Feb-2009 09:05
wonderful, super picture and great experience
Ann...09-Feb-2009 08:41
What a treat for the birds and for you. Nuthatches over here tend to be very shy.
Sayer09-Feb-2009 04:46
Perfectly timed to get this pose! Obviously, they prefer the peanuts... :)
tammie09-Feb-2009 04:26
Great catch! We had nice weather here this weekend as well.
angelique raptakis09-Feb-2009 03:43
what an awesome experience!