I tried something different this morning. I have been trying really hard over the last few years to get some Kingfisher shots of birds in flight and I really do take my hat off to people who can acheive this on a regular basis. This morning though I got a little nearer to the answr to the problem. I used a much smaller lens han normal in an effort to capture more of the scene in front of me. I set the camera and then it was just a cae of sitting it out and waiting for the Kingfisher to arrive which took around an hour. My method was to focus the camera on the bird and then fire the shutter as it left the perch and then keep firing hoping that it return from where it had left just a second or so later. This is all very hit and miss and I did manage a couple of half decent shots and after I had cropped hem on the computer I was left with something almost resembling a decent shot. Still not quite as good as I would like but getting somewhere near it. I have also done something different with the image, not sure I like it but I hope you do.
Later on in the afternoon I went to the wood hide to top up the feeders and I was surprised to see that still, the Buzzard is ignoring the rabbit carcass. But I am patient and I am persisting, confident that eventually I will be successful. A nice Comma Butterfly was also present. Then, to coincide with sunset, I went back to the Kingfisher hide but after an hours waiting as the perfect light dimmed, the Kingfisher didn't arrive.
After some reasonable succes this morning I realised that I could have done with a different lens which I have now purchased and hopefully i will arrive tomorrow and see if I can get some better in-flight shots while I still have the opportunity.
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