Although it was a relatively dull day weather-wise, on Thursday 7th September I decided on a return visit to see if I could find the Kingfishers. If you missed it, you can find my post on my first encounter with the Kingfishers here. En route to the main location I called in at another spot on the off-chance. This paid off as there was a female Kingfisher in attendance.
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| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) (female) - Leicestershire |
After a while, with the bird still there, I headed off to the main location. No Kingfishers were seen for a while, so I kept my shutter finger exercised with the young Heron that is often here.
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| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) (juvenile) - Leicestershire |
I only had to wait three quarters of an hour before the male Kingfisher appeared. At first it kept to the other side of the water.
I'd been hoping for some flight shots and so had set up my camera with this objective. However, there were few opportunities. This sequence is the nearest that I got to success.
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| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) (male) - Leicestershire |
Eventually the bird came nearer, but stayed only briefly.
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| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) (male) - Leicestershire |
It was less than a 20 minute wait before the female Kingfisher arrived. She stayed relatively close to the hide, but went again after 4 minutes.
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| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) (female) - Leicestershire |
I hung on for another hour, but the Kingfishers didn't return in that time. It had been a most enjoyable return visit to the Kingfishers.
Thank you for dropping by. My next post will possibly feature a couple of garden visitors.
Oh, how wonderful pictures of a fine bird. I hope to see it sometime. Have a nice evening;-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anne. I too hope you see a Kingfisher one day. They are a real pleasure to watch.
DeleteBest wishes - - - Richard
I can never tire of seeing Kingfisher photos. An excellent series of shots Richard.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Marc. I wish that I saw these wonderful birds more often.
DeleteWith my best wishes - - - Richard
Beautiful pictures of the ice birds. The diving in the water is sublime. Beautiful clothes and the fish with a fish are great to see. Beautiful post.
ReplyDeleteRegards, Helma
Thank you, Helma. With my best wishes - - - Richard
DeleteThese are excellent images Richard,love the action captures,always a bonus if with fish,I would love to come across one fishing.
ReplyDeleteJohn.
Thank you so much for your kind words, John. If I thought I could guarantee being able to show you one, I would happily invite you up here. These birds are, however, not showing so well now.
DeleteBest wishes to you and Sue - - - Richard
Excellent pictures. I havn't photographed a kingfisher in something like 5 years.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mike. It had been a few years since I'd got any reasonable images of Kingfisher myself. So I tried to make the most of these opportunities.
DeleteKeep up your defence of the wonderful Badgers.
Best wishes - - - Richard
You shot them very well Richard, the Kingfisher is one of my favourites.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bob. I wish that I had more opportunities to see and photograph Kingfishers. They are very special.
DeleteWith my best wishes - - - Richard
Congratulations to this stunning series
ReplyDeleteevery animal photographer is waiting for such a photoshooting and is
jealous of your pictures ... :-))
Greetings Frank
Thank you for those very kind words, Frank.
DeleteI hope you have a great weekend ahead of you. With my best wishes - - - Richard
Fantastic Richard, great action!
ReplyDeleteI can imagine easily how thrilled you were with these pictures!
Bravo mon ami :))))
Warm hugs to share with Lindsay!
It was a very enjoyable session, Noushka, and a real privilege to observe.
DeleteI hope you're having a great weekend. My very best wishes for the week ahead - - - Richard
Oh wow, fantastic, amazing, super. You found your most wanted Kingfishers. Amazing captures Richard. congratulations and my compliments!
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Roos
Thank you so much for those very kind words, Roos. I have loved my time with these birds.
DeleteWith my very best wishes - - - Richard
These are truly stunning images Richard, well done
ReplyDeleteThank you, Doug, for those kind words.
DeleteBest wishes - - - Richard