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A kingfisher on 'my' perch!
Sure enough, after a few days I started getting footage of the kingfisher pair using the perch - mainly for bashing fish before returning to their nest to feed to their young.
While they used the perch infrequently, around once or twice every two days, I was comfortable in the knowledge that it was being used. It was now time to try for some proper photos with the DSLR.
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A kingfisher on 'my' perch!2020-06-13T17:41:23ZSure enough, after a few days I started getting footage of the kingfisher pair using the perch - mainly for bashing fish before returning to their nest to feed to their young.
While they used the perch infrequently, around once or twice every two da...PT20Shttps://di262mgurvkjm.cloudfront.net/bf00ad39-d15c-4723-9bb6-d8c329a5f112/IMAG0034_xlarge.jpghttps://di262mgurvkjm.cloudfront.net/bf00ad39-d15c-4723-9bb6-d8c329a5f112/IMAG0034_mp4_sd_video.mp4
Otters by night...1970-01-01T00:00:00+00:00My first attempt at photographing the kingfishers with a DSLR wasn't successful. I set up a hide around 7 or 8 metres away to fit the whole perch in the frame with a 500mm lens.
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