nuthatch knows what you did
@loren That is an amazing shot!
@eclectech thanks! i heard tapping on a tree and thought it was a woodpecker, nope just a very loud and judgemental nuthatch haha
@loren We have one that comes and feeds in the garden but it will not hang around for me to get a good shot of it. Different type though, ours is more yellow, and has a superhero eye mask.
@eclectech oh yes! i just looked them up, they look a bit more like our red breasted nuthatches that are smaller than these guys. those guys are a bit more flighty, but these big white breasted guys don't care as much
@loren You can tell from that pose πŸ˜†
@eclectech "do you mind???" hahahaha

@loren

Is that a tight zoom or did this one have a short FID (flight initiation distance)?

@FlockOfCats mm a bit of a crop but they were not too far off, closer than most of the birds i photograph haha

@loren Wow - fabulous photo!

I know it's just the way they hold their heads but these birds always look ready to fight.

@ahimsa_pdx haha they do!

@loren We have both red breasted and white breasted nuthatches in our backyard.

I have no idea whether those names need hyphens but not gonna look it up!

@loren that is adorable! What a great photo!
@loren A friend of my mother's called them ass-up birds.
One of her granddaughters was asked what birds they had seen by a teacher. The teacher said that she never heard of such a bird and called the grandmother. They had a good laugh and the granddaughter learned the name nuthatch. I still call them ass-up birds.

@loren
This is top of the 'Explore' thingy on my UK-based instance.

*Nobody* can escape the baleful glare of the nuthatch!

@coprolite9000 It's dominating my instance's #Explore too! πŸ“ˆ

@delcj
The nuthatch has gone exponential!

(I just looked on my Pixelfed thingy. Guess what was right at the top of my feed there.)

@loren une Sitelle Γ  poitrine blanche, magnifique photo
@loren that is an AMAZING photo. i want it!!
@rothko thanks! it's up on my website now if you'd like a print https://www.loren.pics/birds/
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@loren Oh forgive me, great judgemental nuthatch!
@loren 😍❀️ Loren, how are you gonna top this one?!! The feather patterns look amazing from this angle! Beautiful.

@loren

"I'm gonna make you an offer you can't refuse..."

@loren I made this one for my niece (whose favorite bird is the White-breasted Nuthatch) earlier this year.
@loren wow! I just love this photo!
@loren Nuthatch always knows what you did.
@loren Truly the nuttiest hatch of them all
@loren I FEEL VERY JUDGED RIGHT NOW. 
@mivox they are very judgmental I am sorry!
@loren Thank heavens I have mostly chickadees here. They only judge the redpolls.
@loren This displeases the Nut
@loren And it's judging you. 🫡

@loren

IM SORRY I admit it, I hatched the nuts and I know that was YOUR JOB, please don't give me that shaming stare

@loren It's an amazing shot. I have been judged and found wanting. Who knew god was a nuthatch?
@loren they arrived… yay! thx, loren :)
@loren and I'll do it again Nuthatch. No shame.
@loren love these birds without orientation
@fractalkitty gravity? Never heard of it
@fractalkitty @loren they defy many things. Judgement and gravity