Humber River Trail Nov 4

[Ally]

Lovely weather for a while

[Ally]

Years of chase and run, this is the first time I got close enough for long enough to get the kingfisher. Even the Cardinal girl was cheering me on

[Ally]

Comparing to kingfisher, nothing is so fantastically tiresome, or maybe golden crowned kinglets count

[Ally]

White throated are just so friendly

[Ally]

All flying things catch my eye now

[Shortsighted]

Brilliant shot of the Belted Kingfisher. It is so hard to getclose to a Kingfisher because they want no part of it.Too bad the background is so distracting.Or ... is it?

[Ally]

He was almost furious to see me after I clicked about 10 shots (in AV mode no less), because he managed to see me and flew away only 15 minutes ago.
I was really quiet and really nervous, fearing to blow it yet again. Some branches and leaves between us, so I had to aim between distractions. But maybe that's why I managed to get as close as I did. About 5-6 meters. Did you see the mask I showed you?

[Shortsighted]

When you have identified a favoured perch for a local Kingfisher the next step is to discovera vantage point that conceals your presence. That's usually not possible but such primo circumstancesdo occasionally arise. I remember being silent and motionless behind a bush and also havingdifficulty finding an unobstructed window of view. Even more difficult whenever it is windy.
I have seen your interpretation of a bird-themed mask. I wasn't being serious when I proposedthe theme. It was just whimsy on my part. What I was actually thinking at the time was a colourdistribution on a mask that mimic a bird when viewed from the front. The concept may not evenbe possible, a condition common to most examples of frivolous whimsy. For example, an EasternTowhee from the front: Black above, off-white below and rusty-red on the sides. Only a birderwould even recognize the communication.