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My First Kingfisher - yay!

 
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Feb 10, 2015 05:30 |  #16

Congrats, nice shots




  
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Feb 10, 2015 05:31 |  #17

Very nice Lester! I would be thrilled if these were mine. I'm usually horseback riding when I see them in my area!


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Feb 10, 2015 09:26 |  #18

Very nicely done Lester!
Congrats are in order as I'm sure these are tough targets. The 2nd image on the rail is pretty darn cute, but I like that you could pluck it out through the twigs too.


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Feb 10, 2015 15:02 as a reply to  @ CamFan01's post |  #19

Lovely birds usually situated in a thicket or going 40mph away from you. Lucky you!! great colours




  
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Feb 10, 2015 15:11 |  #20

Great shots, Lester, of a very photogenic bird. Good for you!


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Feb 10, 2015 18:49 |  #21

Well done, what a lovely picture of a pretty little bird.

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Feb 10, 2015 19:44 |  #22

Super Lester, what colour !!


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Feb 11, 2015 04:16 |  #23

Well captured Lester.


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Feb 11, 2015 05:36 |  #24

I really like these shots Lester! Very nicely done!!


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Feb 15, 2015 12:19 |  #25

Thank you all for your kind and encouraging replies, you have made a special memory even better!

Lichter21c wrote in post #17423908 (external link)
gorgeous bird and fantastic shots. they are hard little buggers to find and not spook away

sidknee wrote in post #17423918 (external link)
hey, good job. I see them occaisionaly by the river near me, but never perched for long enough to even get a bad shot let alone any thing decent.

LV Moose wrote in post #17423921 (external link)
Excellent. Good for you.

I wish we had those little beauties here. But I guess we'd need water. -?

:) I think that is probably a factor!

KeBul wrote in post #17424105 (external link)
Sweet Kingy Lester,

I'll always remember my first, definitely special to capture one of these.

Second one is particularly pleasing with that background.

Thanks for sharing

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Good shooting Lester....beautiful shots.

Archibald wrote in post #17424221 (external link)
Very nice. Those UK kingfishers are very attractive.

2n10 wrote in post #17424237 (external link)
Well done Lester and congrats.

jhayesvw wrote in post #17424363 (external link)
I'd take those shots anyday.
KF are so hard to get

Nighthound wrote in post #17424375 (external link)
VERY nice Lester, congratulations.

Peter2516 wrote in post #17424840 (external link)
Great shots and Congrats Lester.

Joe52 wrote in post #17424966 (external link)
Great job Lester, more to come I'm sure ;-)a

I will try Joe, but the only reason this one was easy to pin down was the water was frozen except where a boat had been operating. I expect they normally disperse away from human activity without the ice.

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YES! Nice one!

Lucky lucky you :-D

budcam wrote in post #17425021 (external link)
Congrats and a cool bird, and well done Lester.

Triplexbee wrote in post #17425029 (external link)
Nice one, I wish my first Kingfisher was even a quarter as good.

Alan B wrote in post #17425045 (external link)
Congrats, nice shots

SJC from VT wrote in post #17425046 (external link)
Very nice Lester! I would be thrilled if these were mine. I'm usually horseback riding when I see them in my area!

Yes they are normally a flash of electric blue in the distance!

CamFan01 wrote in post #17425273 (external link)
Very nicely done Lester!
Congrats are in order as I'm sure these are tough targets. The 2nd image on the rail is pretty darn cute, but I like that you could pluck it out through the twigs too.

nc_killie wrote in post #17425732 (external link)
Lovely birds usually situated in a thicket or going 40mph away from you. Lucky you!! great colours

CDMOOSE wrote in post #17425750 (external link)
Great shots, Lester, of a very photogenic bird. Good for you!

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Well done, what a lovely picture of a pretty little bird.

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Super Lester, what colour !!

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Well captured Lester.

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I really like these shots Lester! Very nicely done!!


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Feb 15, 2015 17:05 |  #26

Great job on the captures Les. I am still waiting:-(


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Feb 15, 2015 17:45 |  #27

Stunner Lester, love the 2nd shot, the background complements the subjects very nicely :)


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Feb 15, 2015 17:47 |  #28

Congrats to you, Lester. Occasionally I see one here but have yet to even get a poor shot of one.
What a cool capture of a challenging bird! Good for you!


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Feb 22, 2015 11:41 |  #29

Many thanks all.

TedEllis wrote in post #17433200 (external link)
Great job on the captures Les. I am still waiting:-(

jodelak wrote in post #17433255 (external link)
Stunner Lester, love the 2nd shot, the background complements the subjects very nicely :)

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Congrats to you, Lester. Occasionally I see one here but have yet to even get a poor shot of one.
What a cool capture of a challenging bird! Good for you!


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Feb 22, 2015 11:45 |  #30

Congrats Lester! And a beauty at that. Well done! :)


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