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06-02-2012, 09:08 PM
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| | | Finally a Kingfisher
In May last year I invited my brother to join me for a day to see Cuckoo and Kingfisher among other things.
We saw several cuckoos but no sign of a kingfisher 
It has taken me countless trips to innumerable locations since then to "find" an unreported Kingfisher for myself.
Well yesterday, I trudged through thick snow on a regular walk following a mostly - frozen stretch of water and snuck up on this beauty... 
I nearly didn't take the camera  |
06-02-2012, 10:08 PM
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| | | Re: Finally a Kingfisher
Nice one! And in the snow too. I remember my first kingfisher like it was yesterday. We need to get Cordaline onto one this year.
Dave P.
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06-02-2012, 10:51 PM
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| | | Re: Finally a Kingfisher
Well done.
I remember my first close encounter too. I'd seen them flying past at high speed loads of times so I constructed a perch and stuck it in the water in front of the hide.
About 4 weeks went by without success but then it finally it happened.
Less than 15 feet away he sat there for several minutes and I got lots of decent images. I'll never forget that day!
I'm yet to see a Cuckoo though...
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07-02-2012, 05:49 AM
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| | | Re: Finally a Kingfisher
Sometimes they can surprise you. I was in the field with students, crossing a bridge when suddenly not only did a kingfisher head straight for us all, it suddenly realised that it couldn't do a low level flight to get around us, it went over us at a couple of feet above our heads. We got great views of it, even though it was very quick.
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07-02-2012, 07:52 PM
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| | | Re: Finally a Kingfisher
Thanks Dave, wish Cordaline luck (shame she's so far from me, it's great to share the excitement with like minded people).
Billy I'm going to try a few strategically planted sticks, there's dykes on the marshes where it's teeming with small fish (and no people), hopefully it will keep it here for a bit longer 
WW - I know just what you mean, it flew from further inland, I only recognised it as it flew past, never seen them in this area before, guess it's here for the winter - and maybe been here a while.
My challenge now is to get a photo while it's fishing  |
07-02-2012, 08:08 PM
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| | | Re: Finally a Kingfisher
Nice one Jersali, well done.
A bird I would love to get a photo of. |
07-02-2012, 08:31 PM
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| | | Re: Finally a Kingfisher
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Originally Posted by snake  A bird I would love to get a photo of. | Hello snake, on this particular day most of the local waterways were frozen, hence maybe a wandering visitor BUT... I will keep an eye out in the Reculver area (probably do-able for you) ? |
07-02-2012, 08:44 PM
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Nice pic great looking birds hard to get a pics of so well done and hats to you 
Hard to find at the moment as well i spent 2 hours today walking along local brook hope to see one no luck though did see my 1st green woodpecker for 2 2 years which was a bounus MIKE |
07-02-2012, 08:57 PM
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Mike I am so lucky, I have a fantastic array of differing environments within easy reach, my park walk on Monday afternoon produced GS and G Woodpeckers, Jays, Redwings, Finches and a nice Goldcrest... |
07-02-2012, 09:04 PM
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| | | Re: Finally a Kingfisher
I like the way the snow really accentuates the kingfishers beak, nice shot.
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