This is only the second time I've ever had a White-breasted Nuthatch fly down to my hand. The other week when it happened, I didn't get any decent photos, but today I had better luck. I did post a photo of one of these birds on my daughter's hand some time ago. (Note on 1st July 2007: wow, this photo, uploaded on 10th December 2006, suddenly appeared in Explore today for the very first time! Neat.)

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After my morning walk today, which produced no bird photos, I decided to call in briefly at one of my local parks on the way home and take a few pictures.

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I'm not sure I'd ever noticed before that Chickadees sometimes hold on to a branch with only one leg.

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Snowy Owl female and owlet at the Calgary Zoo. This is a cropped version of a photo similar to one I posted a while ago. So "ugly", it's cute!

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I have a bag of mixed seeds and nuts -perhaps not the best selection - but you'd be amazed to see the greediest Chickadees fly away with one of these nuts!

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