Shower Time for the Red-breasted Nuthatch

some_kinda_birdThis Red-breasted Nuthatch and its partner (parent? child? mate?) spent quite a while enjoying the gentle overhead sprinkler this morning.  This one sat on a pole bean support directly underneath the falling water, preening and cleaning, and the other, inspired perhaps by the unseasonal, artificial rain, splashed and dipped its wings in the little fish pond nearby.  They were both relatively fearless for little birds, and allowed me to get quite close before they flew off.

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