Day 200 of 365 - Tues 18th Jul 2017

Day 200 and a day to remember, my first Kingfisher.
Following a tip off from an angling friend, I Googled the location, (as you do) and choose this morning to take a road trip, as the weather was favourable (rain tomorrow).
Following some 'Text message' instructions Aussie & I set off.
En-route we bumped into Ian walking his daughters dog, we walked & talked as he knew where I needed to be.
On arrival, there was an adult kingfisher sat atop a perch, but by the time I had swung the camera up it had flown away.
Set up tripod, gimbal, & loaded camera into its cradle & we waited - nothing.
​A wagtail & fly (on the kingfishers perch), seemed to be all  was alive!
​Ian continued his walk.

Full frame at fl1280mm

Cropped

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Wagtail

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Having waited patiently for over an hour I decided to walk up stream, and stumbled upon an adult + fish about to feed it to junior, but they flew off.
​Lady luck was definitely not on my side. So I set up & played the waiting game again.
Then a familiar bird call, searching the bushes, a flash of blue caught my eye as the kingfisher turned around. Eureka, a kingfisher fledgling!!

Kingfisher - fledgling

First ever photograph of a kingfisher for me

My favourite