Saturday 3rd December a.m.
A dull morning with a temperature of 5°C as I pulled up at Dowley Gap where the bird life was also the same as I walked along side the canal.A couple of
Goosanders kept their distance and
Moorhen among the trees were the best I could do.Walking back down to the water works things livened up a bit with c30
Pied Wagtails & a couple of
Greys.Through into Hirst Wood and down to the River Aire where there was a
Grey Heron then a
Dipper arrived and soon after a
Kingfisher flew by.The Dipper kept moving around but stayed in the same area so I could get some pictures.Walking back a flock of c30
Redwings were flying around a couple in the trees stayed long enough for a picture.Then the Goosander was near the road bridge so i had another go at a picture following it for a short distance but it was too camera shy.Then a flash of blue as a
Kingfisher flew past and into the trees on the other bank of the canal.Then after playing hide and seek if finally came out and posed for a few pictures sending me home with a smile.
Nigel.
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| Kingfisher |
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| Dipper |
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| Grey Heron |
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| Redwing |
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| River Aire through Hirst Wood 3/12/2016 |
Stonking Kingfisher pics Nigel
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos Nigel.
ReplyDeleteIt's unusual (for me) to get pics showing the 'red' Kingfisher's legs.
John
Cracking shots and finds Nigel, looks like a productive day you had, nice one.
ReplyDeleteThanks all,its been a long time since I've seen a Kingfisher perched in the open so I was really pleased to see it and get some pictures.Nigel.
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