Hook, Line ... Sinker

 How He Captured My Heart 

Photographing the White-breasted Nuthatch

 The Pause and Point
It is what it is, but I see what I see. Let me explain.
What it is: Common nuthatch behavior. 
The White-breasted Nuthatch often pauses,
then points while foraging up and down a tree.
He is just getting a better view point of his surroundings.
What I see: A model posing for me.
Look at that profile, that chiseled beak.
It appears through my rose colored viewfinder that this handsome statuesque behavior
is a proud pose intended to be noticed, photographed and shared.

Slate gray and navy blue beauty shines while he searches.

Silently slinking along branches then up and down the trunks of trees

investigating every nook, cranny, crevice and crack until ...
his beak appears to be swallowed whole as he plunges in for that tasty tidbit.

His curious nature was captivating.

Another it is what it is but I see what I see moment.
I try to capture what I see during moments like these.

What it is: Common bird behavior.
He is simply rubbing his beak on the branches.
It is what birds do. How he cleans his beak.
What I see: A coy glance.
My rose colored viewfinder imagines this engaging glimpse
is wholeheartedly intended to endear me and then you.

It worked. He captured my heart.

Hook, line and sinker.

How about you?