Kingfisher, Scotland. Doing what Kingfishers do so well.
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Photo of the Day August 2018
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The fish looks appropriately shocked.Kingfisher, Scotland. Doing what Kingfishers do so well.
Sounds you like did your homework, I failed to plan that trip, but then again, that's how I do all my trips. Love that video. At Dead Horse Point I saw a sedan going down that road along the way, I wondered how they even got there, well the next day we went to Mesa Arch on the way we stopped by Island in the Sky, and that's where that road begins and it goes to the bottom of Dead Horse Point, I wonder if it goes all the way to Canyonlands. Anyways, it was beautiful. Are you doing the sunrise or sunset at Mesa Arch?
Can't compete with that but then again I rarely leave my garden with my camera so its not surprising. Also, i love the look on the fish' face, he's like 'omg let me go!' Great shot.
Right time, right place. I really like this, good capture.
This little Robin is a regular visitor to my garden and he is an aggressive little so and so, he often see's off the other birds and the squirrels! He's getting quite used to me now too allowing me to get within a few feet of him, i am hoping he'll come closer over the coming months.
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Love it. Last year the two robins we had were very woosie. But their offspring seems to be more tolerant of the 30+ sparrows he shares our garden with.
Thanks, this little one has no tolerance at all, any birds go near 'HIS' feeder and they're gonna get it! It is amazing how brave they are for their size, they will happily attack and see off a magpie. Not only are they brave and aggressive but they are also incredibly and surprisingly loud.
That darker cloud in the foreground looks like a person in a somewhat futuristic armour rising his fist triumphantly into the air.Storm clouds at sunset....
Basketball player jumping to slam dunk a hoop is what I see.
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Basketball player jumping to slam dunk a hoop is what I see.
There's another access point off Potash Road . I hope to get in there if the road is doable with a rented SUV . I'll make inquiries about that at the Island in the Sky welcome center . I'm too dysfunctional in the real early A.M. to get to Mesa Arch at dawn . Last time I got a bunch of pretty good shots at 8:30-9:00 . No sunstars , but a lot of reflected light off the bottom of the arch . I'll still go there at some point, just to see . Probably won't be there for sunset , gonna try Dead Horse or Green River overlook for my Canyonlands night shooting . Have to find out if Dead Horse is open all night , or if they block the access road after a certain hour . Anyway , I've got lots of options , just need to see what plays out .
Then on to Bryce.
Thank you sir!
There was a robin flitting around in the garden this morning, but never in range. They're quite skitty round our way, so well done
Cheers
Hugh
Spent a few days in DC - hot and sweaty as the moniker 'The Swamp' would suggest. Managed to get a couple of pics with my very portable EOS M3+ 22mm. This is part of the Roosevelt memorial - not your usual Presidential memorial. Comments always appreciated.
Waiting for news by another scotsman, on Flickr
Waiting for news by another scotsman, on Flickr
Yeah, I’m not too keen on magpies either, in spring we had a couple raising their young but they disappeared a while ago, occasionally we get magpies now but they look like they have mange, the feathers on the head are almost gone!
I don’t know if someone has put poison out for them or they’ve been culled but they don’t look good. Shame really because they are beautiful birds with their irredescent feathers.
I see that too, incredible.
Thanks, This one was skitty at first but I think he maybe realised I was the one giving him mealworms ! He seemed quite happy letting me getting close to him and at one point hopped across the fence not three feet from me, stopping to pose.
Robins are known as farmers friends, this is because when a farmer ploughs the field, the robin will follow him looking for worms, they’ve even been known to ride on farmers tractors! I think if you persevere with them, they’ll settle down and let you shoot them. Do you feed birds in your garden? As you can probably tell I have a soft spot for garden wildlife, birds in particular.
Where do you stand on birds feeding themselves in the garden? Our sparrow hawk was back today. Luckily I was able to grab a few shots before he left empty handed.
I would absolutely love to have him in my garden, trouble is he might scare all the others birds away, he would have afield day with all those bloody rats though!
Sometimes we get buzzards overhead, they live quite local to here and a few days ago, amazingly, a kestrel flew down into a neighbours tree to get his dinner then flew out again a few seconds later.
I would like to see those photos and look forward to your forthcoming pics.
No, we don't feed the birds, but I always keep the bird bath full with clean water. I even go out with a kettle and melt the ice off in winter.
My neighbour has loads of bird feeders so I leave it to them to do.
Cheers
Hugh
My wife feeds ours three times a day. No wonder we get so many!No, we don't feed the birds, but I always keep the bird bath full with clean water. I even go out with a kettle and melt the ice off in winter.
My neighbour has loads of bird feeders so I leave it to them to do.
Cheers
Hugh
Water is often overlooked we put four bowls around the garden at different heights but I must admit sometimes I forget to fill them
Good idea leaving the neighbours to feed them, I think that maybe why we have so many rats, although I do now know they live in the adjacent garden and have called environmental health so hopefully they’ll sort them out.
That must cost an arm and a leg, I feed once daily or sometimes every other day, I do however have several feeders so there is always food somewhere.
It’s great when they all turn up en mass, they make a right racket and always make me smile.
