Red-breasted Nuthatch Photos
Photos of Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis - Photography by Terry Sohl - South Dakota Birds and Birding
My Favorite: The less common of the
two nuthatches found in my part of the state, with White-breasted Nuthatches
must more prevalent. I've never had a Red-breasted Nuthatch at my feeders,
but I have often seen them in some of the state parks in the region. The
photos from Newton Hills State Park below are from three or four different
dates, but the photos themselves are all from the same tree!! There's a massive
eastern red cedar that always is full of berries in the fall, and that one tree
is where I've most often seen Red-breasted Nuthatches in South Dakota.
That includes the photo below, from October 10th, 2010 in Newton Hills State
Park.

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Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 | Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 | Red-breasted Nuthatch 3 | Red-breasted Nuthatch 4 |
September 7th, 2007 | September 7th, 2007 | September 7th, 2007 | November 7th, 2007 |
Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota | Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota | Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota | Big Sioux Recreation Area, South Dakota |
Red-breasted Nuthatch 5 | Red-breasted Nuthatch 6 | Red-breasted Nuthatch 7 | Red-breasted Nuthatch 8 |
October 10th, 2010 | October 10th, 2010 | October 10th, 2010 | October 10th, 2010 |
Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota | Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota | Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota | Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota |
Red-breasted Nuthatch 9 | Red-breasted Nuthatch 10 | Red-breasted Nuthatch 11 | Red-breasted Nuthatch 12 |
October 10th, 2010 | September 14th, 2010 | September 14th, 2010 | September 14th, 2010 |
Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota | Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota | Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota | Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch 13 | Red-breasted Nuthatch 14 | ||
September 23rd, 2018 | September 23rd, 2018 | ||
Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota | Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota |
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