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Post by orange on May 30, 2006 1:10:53 GMT
I only saw myself a kingfisher today in the river behind my house!!!! It was such a brilliant blue and I have never seen one in the wild before, I was sooo excited, I hid in the bushes david Bellamy style and watched it dive bombing the river for fishies! After a little while it got one and flew away! I will have to take the camera out tomorrow and see if I can kodak moment it!!
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Post by buuzbee on May 30, 2006 15:36:27 GMT
they are beautiful birds!
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Post by Julie on May 30, 2006 16:41:31 GMT
Lucky you-I've only ever seen one once.
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Post by Angela on May 30, 2006 18:30:44 GMT
How lovely! They are so beautiful aren't they?
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Post by orange on May 30, 2006 18:47:39 GMT
Yes...absolutely gorgeous!! I have always heard that usually you just see a flash of blue as they zip away whenever you see a kingfisher so I was soo pleased to get a good look at it!
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Post by silvercloud on Jun 6, 2006 15:39:13 GMT
That's fantastic, hope you get it on the camera. My John has a pool at his place and sometimes we see kingfishers sitting on the pool fence waiting for any insect that comes near the water.
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Post by Billie on Aug 28, 2006 16:47:06 GMT
They are amazing birds I've seen a couple now, last summer when we went bird watching we got REALLY lucky and had a great view of a youngster being fed by an adult. Couldn't believe our luck they were there for a bout 15 minutes, all you usually get is a blue blurr. The blue flash on the back is incredibly bright isn't it. You'll have to be quick draw Mc Graw to get a photo though, especially as most digital cameras have a delay between pressing the button and the camera taking the shot.
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Post by judy on Aug 28, 2006 22:16:00 GMT
they are pretty birds dawn.
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Post by orange on Aug 29, 2006 18:21:08 GMT
you wouldnt believe how much time I have spent trying to get a picture of the bloomin thing!!! Its just not gonna happen!
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Post by Billie on Aug 31, 2006 15:12:13 GMT
I have to say I would have been surprised if you could have got one, unless it was sleeping. My husband tried to take a photo of a goldfinch who was sitting on a teasle eating and so fairly still and none of the pictures he got were clear.
We have tried digiscoping which is when you get a view of a bird with a telescope then take a photo through the scope, unless it sleeping or you have one of those cameras that you can take shots one after the other you're very lucky to make a good picture. I'll post my attempt with a avocet as this was my first attempt.
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