Boxing Day, 2010, walking along the shore of the River Hamble we noticed ahead, a little group of people. They were all looking at a kingfisher sitting on a post, seemingly looking back at the audience.
The extent of my knowledge of cameras was to set my p&s to automatic and, when I saw a nice scene through the viewfinder, to press the shutter. So that's what I did before the kingfisher flew off.
This impressionistic shot is cropped and sharpened to the max before it possibly disintegrated. I've given it a frame to redeem it a bit.
Thank you, Jackie. You reminded me of this shot when you posted your kingfisher. This does not compete with the proper birdwatchers shots but I was excited at the time!
@quietpurplehaze hazel I'm happy to no not get a photo ( well perhaps not happy) but to see it and watch it is a privilege. And it's within a legal drive and walk distance so im in fresh air. Yesterday I also watched a goldcrest ( rarer than a kingfisher!) 2 woodpeckers, egret and finches!!!
So exciting to see a kingfisher Hazel! They are so tiny and quick that to capture one is marvellous! Sometimes we miss the wonderful moments looking through the lens and it’s good to just watch and feel the magic!
Great capture of the lovely Kingfisher Hazel. My daughter and I discovered where a kingfisher hangs out but it is always too deep in branches to get a decent capture . The first time we found it I was so excited to get a shot they all came out blurred.
Thank you, Jackie. You reminded me of this shot when you posted your kingfisher. This does not compete with the proper birdwatchers shots but I was excited at the time!
Mmm yes, of course! I can remember this encounter, and how I felt, clearly.
Lovely to have that memory.