I picked up this bird on Saturday

gr8 photo not the sort of bird i normally look at lol

What is it?

baby starling???

A nuthatch I think.

Edit: yeah, just checked - it's a Nuthatch. I was quite the Twitcher as a child.

Originally Posted by K

A nuthatch I think.

Edit: yeah, just checked - it's a Nuthatch. I was quite the Twitcher as a child.

Yup, you are correct!

It flew into a window and landed on the patio looking very stunned. I picked it up as there are lot of cats around and I figured that it wouldn't last long left there. It clung on to my finger and blinked at me. So cute.

thats an awesome picture sarah,

i saved this little fella last year, just been learning to fly and think he had stunned himself and i caught a cat stalking it mum was sitting on the fence keeping a very close eye. So i gave the little bugger a drink and some bread he even let me stroke him very strange moment, after a rest i encouraged him to get off his ass and fly then he was up up and away after a few goes.

Originally Posted by mototech

thats an awesome picture sarah,

i saved this little fella last year, just been learning to fly and think he had stunned himself and i caught a cat stalking it mum was sitting on the fence keeping a very close eye. So i gave the little bugger a drink and some bread he even let me stroke him very strange moment, after a rest i encouraged him to get off his ass and fly then he was up up and away after a few goes.

How cute!

I've got some pic of the nuthatch sitting on my hand but unfortunately they have the washing line in the background

Nice pic Sarah, good use of depth of field

what a fab pic, Nuthatch indeed, very pretty little birds.