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Kingfisher and Kestrel from a day in Worcestershire

24th September 20159th October 2017Craig Rogers

On Tuesday I spent the day on a Nikon School Day with pro Chris Gomersall near Droitwich in Worcestershire.

The first hide was to capture a Little Owl coming to feed on some Mealworms, however, this wasn’t successful, although we heard it’s distinctive call in the tree above the hide, it never came down to feed.

Next up was the Kingfisher hide where we had 4 visits from a young Female, fantastic to get so close to this stunning bird and here’s a few shots from that session.

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Young Female Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) — Waiting, watching – D810, AF-S 500mm f/4 @ 500mm, f/8, ISO1100, 1/400sec – {Flickr Link}

Housemartin in Flight

30th August 20159th October 2017Craig Rogers

Anyone who has tried photographing Housemartins, Swallows and Swifts in flight will know how difficult they are to photograph. They change direction so quickly and are very hard to predict.

So you can imagine how chuffed I was to capture this one just about to return to the one of the nest on the back of the house.

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Housemartin on final approach – D810, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 @ 300mm, f/5.6, ISO1000, 1/1250sec – {Flickr Link}

More Bird Photos From The Garden

29th August 20159th October 2017Craig Rogers

The sun came back out and so did the camera! There was a bit of haze high in the sky which was creating a really nice diffused light so I went back out and sat in the pop-up hide for an hour.

Apart from the usual House Sparrows and Blue Tit, a Nuthatch turned up along with another Starling.

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Male House Sparrow – D810, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 @ 300mm, f/5.6, ISO640, 1/500sec – {Flickr Link}

Nuthatch – D810, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 @ 300mm, f/5.6, ISO450, 1/500sec – {Flickr Link}

Blue Tit – D810, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 @ 300mm, f/5.6, ISO125, 1/500sec – {Flickr Link}

Starling – D810, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 @ 300mm, f/5.6, ISO180, 1/500sec – {Flickr Link}

House Sparrow – D810, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 @ 300mm, f/5.6, ISO250, 1/500sec – {Flickr Link}

Sparrow in Flight

29th August 20159th October 2017Craig Rogers

For about 10 minutes today, the large flock House Sparrows we have in the garden were raiding the Suet Feeder like a bunch of looters. So I thought I’d try and get a shot of one flying into land. This female is the best of the shots coming into land feet first.

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Landing Gear Out - D810, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 @ 300mm, f/5 ISO1600, 1/2000sec - {Flickr Link}

Starlings, the infrequent vistors

29th August 20159th October 2017Craig Rogers

There is a huge Oak Tree in the field opposite the house and a large flock of Starlings roost there every evening.

With all the food available in the garden with our many feeders and various food available you’d think they’d come heavy mobbed to feed. They do, but only occasionally and today three came for a very brief visit to snack on fatballs.

A few minutes later, they were gone again, but I managed to get a shot of this one.

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Starling - D810, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 @ 300mm, f/5.6, ISO1400, 1/500sec - {Flickr Link}

Juvenile Water Rail

28th August 20159th October 2017Craig Rogers

This often heard but not seen bird lives inside dense reeds. I wasn’t there to photograph this, I was sat inside my Bag Hide waiting patiently for a Kingfisher to turn up. For the 2nd evening at RSPB Middleton Lakes, nothing. However, a consolation prize was this Juvenile Water Rail that came out of the reeds for a brief moment.

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Juvenile Water Rail - D810, AF-S 300mm f/2.8 with TC17EII @ 500mm, f/4.8, ISO900, 1/320sec - {Flickr Link}

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