3.05.2010

there's always that one...


he's nasty and mean
and
has the power to scare away the woodpeckers that are three times his size
but
he's the only one who does gymnastic like maneuvers
~a round off with a back hand spring and then off to the uneven bars~
on the bird feeder
so he kind of makes me laugh
but
oh
he's nasty
and
when i'm trying to take photos
while the feeder is filled with every species imaginable
like a cheap motel
on the weekends
and
with one quick fly by
like tom cruise
in top gun
he completely unsettles the feeders and sends everyone running for the hills
well
let's just say
oh
let's just say
he still makes me laugh
~~
damn him
*

42 comments:

Char said...

he is quite the sport isn't he? he's the bad boy that our momma warned us about.

Kamana said...

LOL! there's always those ones. whether birds or people. they are always there.

just jill said...

yep, he's got the "small guy" syndrome!

slommler said...

They are nasty...but so beautiful and you are right..comical!!
Hugs
SueAnn

Scott (AKA Bull Rhino) said...

What a great shot. Nice work with the background and corners too. And I'm wondering if he could be a she? I'm just saying. . .

Laura said...

Well he may be mean, but he makes a gorgeous picture!!!!!! Great shot!

Also, I am relieved to hear that your eyes are okay.

erin said...

oh how i love to watch the sweet little birdies on my feeders! don't know what i'd do with out them!! even the mean ones.........
sorry to hear about your scarey eye problems...hope they are resolved at least you know what it's not.....

mrs mediocrity said...

great shot! and like that little nuthatch, you always make me laugh.
(But you are not mean, or nasty, and that is so much better!)

Kerry O'Gorman said...

small but mighty! but oh so sweet!

kt40 said...

beth please please tell me your secret on how you are making the backgrounds for your photos lately, i am crazy about it!
kt

Allegria said...

Love nuthatches. They don't seem as tough in our back yard. The jays take them on.

Very cool photo. Love how you do the texture. I sooo want to learn how to do that...

ELK said...

nasty & beauty all in the same breath..you really captured him in all his glory!!

smith kaich jones said...

This is inspired. I love it. LOVE it.

:) Debi

Elena said...

OMG you so earn your stripes!
Beth The Artistic Photographer

Awesome photo, awesome background and oh do I ever love your story esp. the species at motels part. HA!!!

Marilyn said...

Oh those nasty birds that scare the others away. Lately out my window I am seeing the big black crows scary the other more beautiful birds away from the feeders. We love placing ourselves behind the window watching their antics, me and my cat Joey. You can see Joey just twitching in anticipation of getting those birds to run away.

rad6 said...

i could sit and watch your bird feeder all day!
Love that!
Amazing photo!

rad6 said...

oh... btw, I am off icecream this week b/c I am doing a cleanse... NO, I did not give it up for lent...that would be WAY too long! This will be 9 days! Long enough!
I am having ice cream for breakfast on Tuesday!!!! ... and lunch and dinner!!
I love ice cream!!!!!!

Jeanie said...

Oh, I can so relate! Great photo! Even if he's a mean ol' bird!

cinner said...

I am thinking only you can make birds at a bird feeder (motel) sound sexy. lol. great photo, that is what our blue jays do up here, scare everything away...next time I will think of Tom Cruise. Have a great weekend. loved this post.

Traci said...

Fabulous shot, Beth! What length was your lens, do you know?

Sorry to hear about your recent scare, too. Glad the pain is gone!

Barefoot from Heaven said...

Oh I'm so gladd you've cauth the dare devil. I adore them for there tricks and boldness.

And it's not that I'm throwing the towel in because of my looks (thanks for your sweet words I couldn't care less what others think of me and my looks, I am who I am wheater they like it or not) but because never ever I got one right when it came to focus....grrrr it's to hard. To be up and running over constantly and then returning to the camera and find out only half of me is on it, or when it's out of focus.

Well I'll guess I need a lot of practise...Hugs Dagmar

Christine--RHP said...

what a great shot!!
it's true the nasty ones are a bitch, but they make the rest of the world stronger in dealing with them.

Caroline said...

He may be mean...but man-o-man did he provide you with the perfect photo op! Awesome shot!!!

Green Girl in Wisconsin said...

I know that bird!
They are awful and fascinating at the same time. Fowl creatures.

S. Etole said...

maybe it's because the nuthatch spends so much of it's life going the opposite direction ...

TechnoBabe said...

How could you not love his antics, he is full of the flying floozy seediness.

Erin Wallace said...

Wow - a nasty nuthatch?! Ours are all like church boys - perfectly behaved, timid, and modest. I'd love to see your ferocious little guy!

Vicky said...

Well plus, you know... he is famous now. Hundreds of people coming over to see him in all his nastiness, and yet I can still see where one could technically laugh at him :)

The contrasts in the picture are striking!

Teacher's Pet said...

What a great shot! You have shown his 'personality' in the photo!!
Smiles,
Jackie

Teacher's Pet said...

What a great shot! You have shown his 'personality' in the photo!!
Smiles,
Jackie

Bernie said...

I love this photo and I loved how you described him.....don't you just love a bold and pushy bird...
.......:-) Hugs

Carol said...

Such a great photo Beth.

Country Girl said...

Those nuthatches move so fast. It's difficult to get a good photo of them. But they do pack a lot of chutzpah in one little bird!

Mark said...

Cool shot. I used to enjoy watching the birds at our feeders, but our cat population got to large. Feeding birds to bring them close to cats..bad idea.
We kept the cats but stopped feeding the birds

Oliag said...

Love this photo and the processing you gave it...and I laughed at Char's comment that he is the bad boy that was so easy to fall in love with:)

Kim Klassen said...

oh my, such a FANTASTIC shot... ♥ seriously wonderful... yet again...

i love coming here. :)♥ kim

Kim Klassen said...

oh my, such a FANTASTIC shot... ♥ seriously wonderful... yet again...

i love coming here. :)♥ kim

Shadow said...

cheeky little bugger!

Ragamuffin Gal said...

I love the Tom Cruise Top Gun analogy! : )

Patti said...

Yup- that "birdie" reminds me of the type of kids I work with...and yes sometimes comical. Great pic Beth!

Relyn said...

He may be nasty and mean, but he's also incredibly gorgeous. Oh, wait. A lot of that is due to you. Gorgeous treatment you've ever shown us. I am love, love, loving that background.

Jaime said...

That's how I feel about a particular hummingbird that HOGS my feeder..won't let anyone else near it..little bugger...but I love him.