Brown-headed Nuthatches - the Smaller Cousin

It's been so long since I've shared the local nuthatches I thought I'd go ahead with a few images of the Brown-headed too. These are native mostly to the Southeast so many may not have seen these smaller cousins of the White-breasted.

1. On the lookout.

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beautiful compilation! The first one is my favorite.

I certainly wasn't aware they existed-thanks for posting, Steve. Good lookers and well captured, Buddy. Darn, you do good work!

Fantastic shots Steve.

Another beautiful set! I have never seen this variety. I think we only have the white-breasted ones here. They are beautiful birds. I have a few that I see frequently here but they are all of the white- breasted variety.

Beautiful set Steve.

Super Steve , I have never seen on e of these guys

Sharp-looking set! Seems like they're full of personality like the other nuthatches usually are...

Awesome set my friend, great posing and that BG is just as smooth and creamy as it could get!

greyswan wrote in post #17593453
beautiful compilation! The first one is my favorite.

Many thanks @greyswan for your appreciative comment.

ardeekay wrote in post #17593513
I certainly wasn't aware they existed-thanks for posting, Steve. Good lookers and well captured, Buddy. Darn, you do good work!

Your mighty kind Rog as always! We try not to hog this species, but they just don't like to leave the southeast

2n10 wrote in post #17593535
Fantastic shots Steve.

I appreciate your kind words as always John.

butterfly2937 wrote in post #17593654
Another beautiful set! I have never seen this variety. I think we only have the white-breasted ones here. They are beautiful birds. I have a few that I see frequently here but they are all of the white- breasted variety.

Your gracious comments are always wonderful Carol! These guys are about the same size as the Red-breasted which I think inhabit your area.

Peter2516 wrote in post #17593911
Beautiful set Steve.

Glad you came by Peter and thanks as always for leaving your very kind comments.

Pondrader wrote in post #17593999
Super Steve , I have never seen on e of these guys

Haha Jeff, you'd have to come way further South than your Northern paradise to see these. Maybe one day my friend!

coopert wrote in post #17594046
Sharp-looking set! Seems like they're full of personality like the other nuthatches usually are...

Thank you Mike! As we often see, the smaller the bird the bigger the personality; these are no exception.

Oldjackssparrows wrote in post #17594745
Awesome set my friend, great posing and that BG is just as smooth and creamy as it could get!

Thanks Bret for your kind words which are always nice to receive.

Outstanding shots.

Great shots, Steve, of a bird I've never seen. I'd wager they are as fast as their cousins though. Well done.

Most certainly an awesome set Steve! You really did get a nice variety of poses too! Are they as tiny as the Red Breasted Nuthatch?

Mag-1981 wrote in post #17596597
Outstanding shots.

I appreciate the comment Mag!

CDMOOSE wrote in post #17596616
Great shots, Steve, of a bird I've never seen. I'd wager they are as fast as their cousins though. Well done.

If not a little faster Al! Thank you as always, and as I mentioned above you'll have to travel severely South to find these.

SJC from VT wrote in post #17597005
Most certainly an awesome set Steve! You really did get a nice variety of poses too! Are they as tiny as the Red Breasted Nuthatch?

I always appreciate your kind comments Sandy, and yes, they are almost identical in size to the Red-breasted you have.

Lovely set.