Kingfisher Moon
Jan 8, 2023 11:16:12 #
I've been visiting this small local park pond for many years and the ever-changing photo opportunities there continue to interest me.
Never thought that a full moon would be right there behind one of the kingfisher's usual perching spots in the early morning as I was passing through town. But there it was. A better photographer could have gotten both bird and moon in focus, or stacked images in post, but I settled for this.
KingfisherMoonTwo_07Jan2023 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr
One of the good things about going back to familiar places is that you can begin to discover patterns of behavior of the birds. I know where they have been in the past, and they are likely to be nearby in the future. And very probably the same bird!
Marshall
Never thought that a full moon would be right there behind one of the kingfisher's usual perching spots in the early morning as I was passing through town. But there it was. A better photographer could have gotten both bird and moon in focus, or stacked images in post, but I settled for this.
KingfisherMoonTwo_07Jan2023 by Marshall Smith, on FlickrOne of the good things about going back to familiar places is that you can begin to discover patterns of behavior of the birds. I know where they have been in the past, and they are likely to be nearby in the future. And very probably the same bird!
Marshall
Jan 8, 2023 11:35:53 #
Jan 8, 2023 11:41:08 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
bluezzzzz wrote:
I've been visiting this small local park pond for ... (show quote)
Nice photo. I visit a small pond and seen a king fisher a couple of times. Different days, different perches. And when I'm there with the camera, it lets me know it doesn't like it & moves way back sometimes or disappears altogether. Setting up a blind before daylight might help but it being adjacent to urban housing makes spots to do so tuff.
Jan 8, 2023 11:43:05 #
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Jan 8, 2023 12:27:21 #
tcthome wrote:
Setting up a blind before daylight might help but it being adjacent to urban housing makes spots to do so tuff.
tcthome, I feel your pain, lol!
This is in a public park, so I can use my car as a blind, for as long as I want to sit there. Still, I've got to be careful who is there and what I shoot. One time, many years ago, I was watching the GBHE that also frequents this pond and the mother of an autistic boy thought I was taking pictures of him, and called the cops.
Two cars rolled up on me and it took some explaining and their inspection of a card's worth of bad heron shots to convince them of my intentions. Nevertheless, bad judgement on my part, and I've been much more careful since then. Should have driven off at first sight of that family. Lesson learned.
Marshall
Jan 8, 2023 12:40:55 #
bluezzzzz wrote:
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Beautifully composed 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
Jan 8, 2023 13:20:18 #
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Jan 8, 2023 17:21:59 #
bluezzzzz wrote:
tcthome, I feel your pain, lol! br br This is in ... (show quote)
it is a public park,,don't feel bad ,just bad timing i guess
Jan 9, 2023 05:36:54 #
bluezzzzz wrote:
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Nice shot Marshall.
Jan 9, 2023 06:19:10 #
Nice, I know of a couple of kingfisher sites, but in both cases, they are perched on wires.
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