Beloved for their plaintive calls and ability to deftly maneuver across rough bark while defying gravity, red-breasted nuthatches are year-round residents in our area, including our back yard.

I watched this individual for half an hour, and realized what a great blind my hammock would make. I nabbed the camera with the bazooka lens and settled in and waited for the birds to get used to my presence again, then happily photographed them for around an hour. I think this individual had nabbed either an insect larva or a seed- can't tell even when zooming in fully.

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Make:	SONY
Model:	ILCE-7RM4
Exposure:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture:	f/6.3
ISO Speed:	1600
Focal Length:	600 mm
Lens:	FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS