The fantail

We had a lovely walk today at the Blue Springs, near Putaruru. This little fantail kept us entertained as he flitted about catching insects in the air, then landing briefly before racing off again. There were swallows racing around too, but I didn't even attempt to catch them!

[Dianne]

@julzmaioro - this is a great place for a visit - we'll have to do a recce here before we plan a Camera Club outing!

[Issi Bannerman]

Oh, what a lovely little guy!

[Sheralee S]

I love these little guys. Beautiful shot and fav.

[Graeme Stevens]

Outstanding shot

[Brooke Whitehead]

Cute!

[julia]

Great shot .. love the position of the little bit of bokah sounds like a great place to check out..

[Judith Johnson]

What a super shot. Lovely light. Fav

[Yao RL]

The most gorgeous little bird.

[Valerie Chesney]

Absolutely beautiful Fav.

[Graham Thresher]

Great capture.

[Nick]

Wonderful shot - great focus. Fav. A couple of people have recommended the Blue Springs to me for a visit.

[Dianne]

@nickspicsnz Yep - @julzmaioro and I will be going there soon for a recce for the Camera Club - we'll let you know and could probably car pool with you guys.

[Nick]

@dide That would be great. Hopefully we'd be finished sports by then... feels like it's been a long season but it's nearly over!

[Denise Wood]

Sweet capture :)

[dh (delena)]

Great shot

[PhotoCrazy]

Lovely!!

[Rosie Kind]

wonderful shot - Fav

[Joyce]

A great shot Dianne

[Beryl Lloyd]

Beautifully captured ! FAV

[Margaret Brown]

Just so lovely fav

[john graham]

beautiful little bird ...great shot Dianne

[sally agnew]

Just lovely, well done to get such a sharp capture of this busy little bird :)

[Call me Joe]

Great shot.

[Christine]

Lovely little bird

[Chris K]

beautiful detail and dof

[Lynne]

Beautiful image

[Issi Bannerman]

Beautiful little guy.

[Delia]

Stunning. They are so hard to capture. This is just beautiful

[Keri]

A lovely capture. If you do plan a recce, give @deliad and I a whistle too.

[Dianne]

@pitasmum will do.