Kingfisher Extravaganza

I have a spot where I wired a branch onto an iron railing where Belted Kingfihers like to fish at low tide. Thankfully they prefer to land on the branch rather than the railing, usually, though there is one bird that launches from the branch, then lands on the iron railing once he has caught a fish. Only once in 3 years has someone torn down my branch.
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Quite a nice collection, well done!

Ah, Kingfisher season; I look forward to it. Good for you, Ian!

Will in Tejas wrote in post #18627160
Quite a nice collection, well done!

CDMOOSE wrote in post #18627166
Ah, Kingfisher season; I look forward to it. Good for you, Ian!

Thanks very much Will and Al!

Quite a set indeed. Very nice, Ian!

There is a bridge near my house that crosses over a spillway. There is a cable that spans the gap and just about every time it rains, the kingfishers will use that cable as a perch. I need to figure out how to hang a limb. Lol!

EyeSpyEagle wrote in post #18627465
Quite a set indeed. Very nice, Ian! There is a bridge near my house that crosses over a spillway. There is a cable that spans the gap and just about every time it rains, the kingfishers will use that cable as a perch. I need to figure out how to hang a limb. Lol!

Thanks Phil. Yea for sure do the branch thing, ir leads to better shots! The other thing I do is drape a piece of camo mesh over the open driver's window of my truck, and hang my lens out under the draped mesh. That way I can sit within 30-40 feet of the branch and the kingfishers don't see me. The clicking of the camera doesn't seem to bother them.

Wallace River wrote in post #18627760
Thanks Phil. Yea for sure do the branch thing, ir leads to better shots! The other thing I do is drape a piece of camo mesh over the open driver's window of my truck, and hang my lens out under the draped mesh. That way I can sit within 30-40 feet of the branch and the kingfishers don't see me. The clicking of the camera doesn't seem to bother them.

OK, I knew you were doing something illegal to get these shots! Simply shocking!

Great series Ian, Glad to see the "fishers" are back and well.

take care,

I always look forward to your kingfisher shots, my favourite birds.

amazing- well done- please send more

Eastcoast wrote in post #18627888
OK, I knew you were doing something illegal to get these shots! Simply shocking! Great series Ian, Glad to see the "fishers" are back and well. Take care,

Haha thanks John. Not illegal, just trying to outsmart a bird.

renaissance_myth wrote in post #18628778
I always look forward to your kingfisher shots, my favourite birds.

Thanks for the kind comments.

CaptBob wrote in post #18628864
Amazing- well done- please send more

I'll keep checking them out, thanks Bob.

Excellent set Ian.

I need to get out and find some Kingfisher here.

We sometimes get the Green Variety.

Very nice, Ian as always. They're on my bucket list.

jhayesvw wrote in post #18629104
Excellent set Ian. I need to get out and find some Kingfisher here. We sometimes get the Green Variety.

Hi Jeremy, thank you. Nice to see you in your stealth ID on FB!

ardeekay wrote in post #18629463
Very nice, Ian as always. They're on my bucket list.

Hey Rog, thanks for checking in.