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Nuthatch        Images © Mark A. Chappell

In North America, the various nuthatches all have species-specific names, but in Europe there is the quintessential 'nuthatch'.   It has the familiar shape and habits of nuthatches everywhere.   These were photographed in mixed forest near Bialowieza, in eastern Poland.

  • Canon 1D3, 500 mm f4 IS lens plus 2X converter or 800 mm IS lens plus 1.4X converter, fill-in flash (2008, 2009)