A Spot Of Luck-Kingfisher

Having spent the last two months on and of at a site I have worked on and developed myself on the river Trent, watching a pair of Kingfishers I have been able to see these amazing birds up close,flying past me,their behaviours,how they interact with each other etc and at the moment the parent birds are chasing off the young sad to watch as they still beg for food sometimes. I have moved my hide now to a place where these bulrushes grow naturally,I did place a perch not to far but over time I noticed they like to use these to watch the river go by. The task was to get a Kingfisher on one and today I had a spot of luck as this female landed ,only for a few seconds but enough for me to capture her.The back ground is the river giving off this beautiful jade green colour.

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Good one.
Probably the best of the series IMO
JR

Superb! Love the perch here, made me smile at first sight. Great pose and bg too

Spot on mate! Love this shot!
Well done!

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Cracking shot Craig, no nits from me.

Andy...

A fine image Craig, well worth all the effort

Geoff.

Hello Craig.

Beautifully captured with some very nice light catching the Kingfisher.

A fine image Craig, and a different perch. Very nice!
Paul Rosser.

Fantastic shot Craig! Great composition

Oscar

A crafted shot Craig; lovely feel to the image due to the light - the added interest of a different style of perch lifts the image beyond a run-of-the-mill KF shot.

Cheers,
Chris

A spot on well thought out superbly executed shot

Cracking shot Craig love that perch

A dream shot! Well done


Simon

Perfect. Would look superb in 3D

Super shot Craig. Although a small detail, those feet are great!!

Really love this one Craig. Wonderful composition and the subtle background colour really compliments the image.

Your not anywhere on the trent near me are you? The River passes behind our house at Carlton On trent near Newark.

Scott

Thank you all folks for your comments Hi Scott no the river Trent that goes through Staffordshire

Just started trekking our local bird again hoping to pick up where I left off earlier this year. Hope I get some decent looking shots as you have. I do like this one very much - the BG colour, pose/comp, & perch, all work really well here.

Regards,

Des

Hi Craig, isn't it more of a stream up thier?

Scott

isn't it more of a stream up thier- LOL

The other day the water level was so high it sweeped my hide away as I leave it there,but on most days it has a good level of water

Really Nice... Craig - one of the better KF shots of late...although I think I can see some dust spots...maybe its my eyes playing up (three bottom left 1/3 up from the bottom, 1 middle top and a slight one to the right of the perch).

Ian

Wonderful shot! Love those colours.

A classic Kingfisher pose beautifully captured - well done Craig
I'm delighted that you're having some success with these birds

Regards, Jeff

What a wonderful shot. Very well done.

Hi Craig,

A stunning shot. Love the background and comp.

Shaun

Sublime, although I always remember the Trent being a brownish tone ;)

Not the best pose of a kingfisher I,ve seen but nice lighting and Comp.

Dale

Craig

Your effort has be rewarded well done.

As always Craig, fantastic!

Thank you for your kind comments folks.
Neil Burton- I always remember the Trent being a brownish tone ;) Neil there is a large tree line on either side of the river which is covered in leaves and this reflects the colour green onto the water.

Many Thanks

A superb image on all counts Craig, well captured.

Wonderful shot Craig, you'll have to go back for even more crackers when the rushes get 'fluffy'

Beautiful shot, with a lovely coloured background.

Bit late to the party, as ever, but thought it deserved a comment nonetheless!!

Hi Craig

Very very nice.

David

This is ace mate
Lee

Thank you folks for your kind comments