Chestnut bellied nuthatch

[Kaustuv Chatterjee]

Part of a mixed hunting party in Sitavani, Ramnagar forest reserve
Taken with the Nikon D90, Nikkor 70-300mm, ISO 400, 300mm, 1/250s - F/5.6, -0.7EV

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice rare image.Nice pose.Its a male.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice to see this rare bird. Some more details would have been nice. Was any sharpening done? Thanks for sharing.

[Kaustuv Chatterjee]

Thanks, yes I wish it stayed for a while more for me to get a better shot, but then... :)
Yes I did reduce noise and sharpen it in CS.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

The noise reduction is apparent as the details have been reduced from the body as well as bark. Though it is not in your control, if the sunlight would have fallen on the bird, then it would have looked better. Thanks for sharing.