Belted Kingfisher in Flight
I always relish seeing Kingfishers on my travels as I find them much more approachable than our single Kingfisher species we have here on the east coast of the US.
I have never been remotely successful in photographing our Belted Kingfisher. It seems that if I look sideways at them from 100 yards away, off they go in the other direction.
In fact, I'm confident that if I stood at the edge of a lake and muttered softly under my breath "Belted Kingfisher", every dang one of them within 1/4 mile would immediately take off for the next closest lake.
Given that, I was excited to finely arrange with Ron Bielefeld of Whistling Wings Photography for a morning photographing these wonderful birds.
Ron has a great setup with some small portable blinds that you setup in before sunrise and wait for the action to start.
it was a great experience that I am sure I will repeat the trip more than once. Highly recommended if you find yourself on the east coast of central Florida.
Belted Kingfisher in Flight
I always relish seeing Kingfishers on my travels as I find them much more approachable than our single Kingfisher species we have here on the east coast of the US.
I have never been remotely successful in photographing our Belted Kingfisher. It seems that if I look sideways at them from 100 yards away, off they go in the other direction.
In fact, I'm confident that if I stood at the edge of a lake and muttered softly under my breath "Belted Kingfisher", every dang one of them within 1/4 mile would immediately take off for the next closest lake.
Given that, I was excited to finely arrange with Ron Bielefeld of Whistling Wings Photography for a morning photographing these wonderful birds.
Ron has a great setup with some small portable blinds that you setup in before sunrise and wait for the action to start.
it was a great experience that I am sure I will repeat the trip more than once. Highly recommended if you find yourself on the east coast of central Florida.