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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: mr.sharp-photo on August 19, 2011, 10:47:50 PM

Title: Kingfisher close-up
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on August 19, 2011, 10:47:50 PM

For Meghan

(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6182/6060469465_630f659cbf_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsharp-photo/6060469465/)
Belted kingfisher (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsharp-photo/6060469465/) by mr.sharp-photo (http://www.flickr.com/people/mrsharp-photo/), on Flickr

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Post by: MEGHAN on August 19, 2011, 11:41:33 PM

I hate you.

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Post by: BoboBird on August 20, 2011, 12:51:24 AM

Good catch.

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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on August 20, 2011, 06:31:20 AM

Quote from: "MEGHAN"

I hate you.

hate is a strong word, yes?

what if I told you that I watched it eat a fish from pretty much the same distance, and went snappity-snappity-snap! with my camera as it tried to check it back? :)
(I didn't like the sharpness of those pics, so i didn't post).

I got as close as 10 ft from it as it sat in a tree. shocked that a kingfisher let me near. so yeah, you may be overdue for a trip to Bluffers Park.

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Post by: Jim Thomson on August 20, 2011, 02:06:52 PM

awsome capture.

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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on August 20, 2011, 02:20:54 PM

thanks everyone!

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Post by: Moira on August 20, 2011, 06:21:56 PM

I hate you too and I did go to Bluffer`s Park.  They both just flew around up high.  But I will say WTG - it`s a good catch for sure.

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Post by: ravynne40 on August 20, 2011, 07:54:18 PM

Cool shot, he looks like he's playing peekaboo with you
I'm laughing at the "I hate you" comments...too funny!

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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on August 20, 2011, 09:14:15 PM

Quote from: "ravynne40"

Cool shot, he looks like he's playing peekaboo with you
I'm laughing at the "I hate you" comments...too funny!

Oh no, those ladies legitimatly hate me!

Something about scorned advances at Mountsberg

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Post by: BoboBird on August 21, 2011, 01:07:38 AM

I caught one at Bluffer's a short while back but not as close as yours. Had to stand on one of the pontoons for while pretending to be part of the scenery. Then one popped onto the railing of the adjoining one and I managed to snap a few. But with my 70-300 I was as usual 100mm to short hehe.

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Post by: BoboBird on August 21, 2011, 01:08:04 AM

I caught one at Bluffer's a short while back but not as close as yours. Had to stand on one of the pontoons for while pretending to be part of the scenery. Then one popped onto the railing of the adjoining one and I managed to snap a few. But with my 70-300 I was as usual 100mm to short hehe.

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Post by: Molebird on August 21, 2011, 10:52:37 AM

I hate you too, and I have never even been to Mountsberg.  You are sure living up to your name Mr. Sharp.

Molebird

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Post by: JW Mills on August 21, 2011, 11:29:02 AM

Well done Richard!

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Post by: Moira on August 21, 2011, 08:24:35 PM

Quote from: "mr.sharp-photo"

Quote from: "ravynne40"

Cool shot, he looks like he's playing peekaboo with you
I'm laughing at the "I hate you" comments...too funny!

Oh no, those ladies legitimatly hate me!

Something about scorned advances at Mountsberg

Now that's funny  :lol:

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Post by: MEGHAN on August 22, 2011, 12:14:15 AM

[quote="mr.sharp-photoOh no, those ladies legitimatly hate me!

Something about scorned advances at Mountsberg[/quote]

 :roll:

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Post by: Reg on August 24, 2011, 02:28:36 PM

Great shot, I have a couple shots of one this summer, but nothing this close

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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on August 25, 2011, 07:38:33 PM

just testing to see if this triggers Twitter (its been screwy)