This was my very first bird photo, when I was new to "birding". In fact, I had no idea what kind of bird it was until I got home and did a little research. This photo, taken almost two and a half years ago, got me totally "hooked" on nature photography. These small birds will fly to your hand to feed, though hand-feeding is rather frowned upon.

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This was a special occasion just to let my daughter experience having a bird fly down to her hand.

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This is a male White-breasted Nuthatch because it has a black cap. It needs those large claws so that it can climb down tree trunks headfirst! These birds will sometimes fly down to the hand to feed.

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This is a more typical pose of the White-breasted Nuthatch, facing towards the ground with head tilted upwards.

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A different view of the little White-breasted Nuthatch that flew down to my daughter's hand a couple of years ago.

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