Posted by jack chapman on February 24, 2008 at 2:52 PM
first the advice, i was wondering if anyone has any tips as to photographing kingfishers this spring/summer, i am not asking for locations or advice on how to find locations
i have found a nest site, but i believe they are schedule 1 so i won't be photographing them there, i'm just not sure how to set about doing it (away from the nest of course)
EDIT: i have just read about schedule 1 licenses, apparently you need one to photograph at or near the nest, what constitutes near?
from today at my local vole site, where the voles have spending as much time as possible in horrible clutter to a fine art (how i envy those of you who have them on low-banked canals, teeming with photogenic mossy boulders)
unfortunately the setting reduced me to a few portraits
350D + 1.4 extender + 300mmF4L
1/200 @ F5.6
ISO 400
full frame
Posted by Andy Shepherd on February 24, 2008 at 3:07 PM
Lovely shot Jack , nice to see one up close , great wiskers
Regards
Andy...
Posted by Rob Howard on February 24, 2008 at 3:54 PM
Hi Jack,
Lovely shot of the Vole. As far as KF go, If you can find a private or quiet part of the river that they hunt then you could introduce a perch and a hide. In my experience with them, you need to be well concealed either in hide or camo clothing to have any joy, if you put a perch in a suitable location, they should take to it straight away.
You have been given good advice re the KF's, observe and set perches along the route ideally 1.5 to 2 metres above the water surface, as long as you place them/it where there is little else to perch there is a very good chance they will start using it.
Common sense is normally the guide to how near is too near if you feel that you are going to disturb the nesting activity then you are too close, they will patrol quite a distance so set up as far away as possible.
Posted by Paul Inglis on February 25, 2008 at 7:14 AM
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8 repliesi have found a nest site, but i believe they are schedule 1 so i won't be photographing them there, i'm just not sure how to set about doing it (away from the nest of course)
EDIT: i have just read about schedule 1 licenses, apparently you need one to photograph at or near the nest, what constitutes near?
from today at my local vole site, where the voles have spending as much time as possible in horrible clutter to a fine art (how i envy those of you who have them on low-banked canals, teeming with photogenic mossy boulders)
unfortunately the setting reduced me to a few portraits
350D + 1.4 extender + 300mmF4L
1/200 @ F5.6
ISO 400
full frame
Lovely shot Jack , nice to see one up close , great wiskers
Regards
Andy...
Lovely shot of the Vole. As far as KF go, If you can find a private or quiet part of the river that they hunt then you could introduce a perch and a hide. In my experience with them, you need to be well concealed either in hide or camo clothing to have any joy, if you put a perch in a suitable location, they should take to it straight away.
HTH
Regards
Rob
As for Kingfishers. Watch their flyway between nest and food pond, at food pond and half way put in a perch.
T
You have been given good advice re the KF's, observe and set perches along the route ideally 1.5 to 2 metres above the water surface, as long as you place them/it where there is little else to perch there is a very good chance they will start using it.
Common sense is normally the guide to how near is too near if you feel that you are going to disturb the nesting activity then you are too close, they will patrol quite a distance so set up as far away as possible.
Nice Vole Portrait with superb detail.
Re KFs I'd just add that unless you've ever been close to one you may not realise how small they are. They're not much bigger than a Sparrow..
Paul