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Post by MJB on Feb 21, 2023 20:42:11 GMT
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Post by peterob on Feb 21, 2023 21:10:56 GMT
Lovely!
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Post by El Sid on Feb 22, 2023 12:41:19 GMT
Theses make rather an interesting change from the usual diving and swallowing a fish shots...  |
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Post by gray1720 on Feb 22, 2023 13:57:50 GMT
How does our dull island deserve such beautiful birds?
New Years Eve 2020 I popped into the hide at a local lake on the way back from the allotment, and had a ten-minute display from one not 20 feet away, the first time I ever saw one hovering. The rest of the winter seemed so much more bearable after that brief burst of untrammelled joy.
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Post by Fenris on Feb 22, 2023 15:47:40 GMT
Beautiful photos, but... Very upset. I've been trying to photograph Kingfishers for most of my adult life and never had the chance. Either I don't see any when I've got a camera with me, or I see them when I don't have a camera! Would you PM me whereabouts on the Stour you saw these? Would love to get the chance to photograph them  |
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Post by peterob on Feb 22, 2023 16:48:02 GMT
Beautiful photos, but... Very upset. I've been trying to photograph Kingfishers for most of my adult life and never had the chance. Either I don't see any when I've got a camera with me, or I see them when I don't have a camera! Would you PM me whereabouts on the Stour you saw these? Would love to get the chance to photograph them You just have to be lucky. I remember (just) the wonderful kingfisher photos by Scott, who joined the old AP forum as a beginner and quickly became “guru”. He had found a good location where they could be seen both resting and feeding with some frequency. I think they are quite territorial so “find the spot” and revisit gives plenty of chances. I’ve only seen them at a distance perched. In flight they are just a blur although I did see a birdwatching “picture of the week” where someone had got one head-on in flight. Just amazing considering how small they are (especially in profile) and how fast they move. |
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Post by MJB on Feb 22, 2023 17:53:06 GMT
They are fantastic birds and despite their gorgeous colour, right bugger's to spot when perched.
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Post by MJB on Mar 14, 2023 19:03:38 GMT
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Post by Fenris on Mar 15, 2023 10:19:55 GMT
Wonderful shots. Still haven't had a chance to get over there! Soon I hope |
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Post by Kath on Mar 15, 2023 11:52:01 GMT
Gorgeous!
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Post by neilt3 on Apr 10, 2023 8:00:04 GMT
Lovely set of shots.
I've still to get one decent shot of a kingfisher, I've just one where it was largely obscured by branches .
I've been lucky enough to see some close up , but never whilst I've had a camera on me or just a wideangle lens attached.
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Post by Fenris on Apr 10, 2023 12:22:00 GMT
I popped over to this location last week, saw the kingfishers as well as otters!
My biggest lens is only 210mm so didn't really have any hope of getting any decent photographs, but to sit in the sunshine on the riverside and watch the kingfishers was delightful
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kffav by Martin Bone, on Flickr
kf5 by Martin Bone, on Flickr
kf4 by Martin Bone, on Flickr
kf3 by Martin Bone, on Flickr
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