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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 45508 Location: yes
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 45508 Location: yes
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 22 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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re kingfishers, the ones on my old trout stream were ace, through the rod, line, water triangle is special
in a couple of places, where i lurked rather than worked, it happened quite often
i discovered i needed about £15k for the lens to get the snaps
they are canaries on the water as far as indicating if it is healthy enough to support "bait fish" and fry of bigger fish in the breeding season/s
if there are kingfishers the water is fairly ok and the terrestrial landscape has features they need, trees perches banks holes cover etc ( and no problematic predators such as mink stoats weasels and rats )
i was surprised at how rarely folk see them, even in places where they are quite common
taking snaps is technical delux and beyond me although in the right place i might have a chance on a sunny day, they are fast and small and hard to predict. take the space as a stage and press the button at the right microsecond gets tricky in those circumstances
kingfisher vs thermonuclear ignition, bangs is easier as you know when it will do it
watching them is mostly being aware, a fair bit of being in the right place at the right time and not getting dizzy from a rapid head turn or trancing out and feeling the flutter
i dont have favourite avians, kfs are rather fun
ps if you have local mink, see the hatchat between SGT C and myself
they are smelly until cleaned and cured, tidy warm though |
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Mistress Rose
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dpack
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Mistress Rose
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dpack
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dpack
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gz
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Mistress Rose
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 8613 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Mistress Rose
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dpack
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 8613 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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dpack
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Mistress Rose
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