Looking for a Kingfisher

bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
edited September 8, 2005 in Wildlife
I done some homework and reading, but I thought I'd go and ask some of the local residence. Here are the results.

Mr. Snowy have you seen a Kingfisher.
Well no do they were a crown and are they pretty like me :D
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Mr Hawk (ID please) have you seen a Kingfisher. Well no but I am getting hungry !!
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Mr. Osprey have you seen a Kingfisher. Well no Ben but I remember when a shot of me would be enough. What am I chop liver now?? :lol4
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How about you Mr. Squirrel have you seen a Kingfisher. Go away boy can't ya see I'm eating, is a Kingfisher a nut :D like you :lol
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Hey you up there Mr. Comorant seen a Kingfisher around. Yeah I have he stole my fish from me yesterday :wxwax
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well that last one gave me new hope and so the search continues :thumb :D
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited September 7, 2005
    That story is for the birds.rolleyes1.gif

    Nice set of pics, Ben. thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif

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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited September 7, 2005
    Ben, ben, ben..............showing off your local residents, in particular that you have a snowy!

    I have never seen a kingfisher myself, neither have I seen an owl, and I have no idea where to find a raptor.

    However, it is going to rain:D , again, so I can just sit here and think that if I were not rained in, I would be out taking photos of glorious birds.

    Then again, the gods appear to have been good to me in other areas lately, too.

    I do need my birds to feel complete, sigh.

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited September 7, 2005
    I do not think you are going to find a kingfisher at bolsa ne_nau.gif the only one that i have seen is at the pond and i do have a picthumb.gif it is from about 1000 yards and he was going about 40 mph.If you think of a golf ball in flight at some distance that is what I have .but there is always PS I see you went back to the trees I need a copy of the hawk pic for the folks that are fighting the developer and i will look tonight for id will not be home until then
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited September 7, 2005
    Excellent shots Ben. To help you out in your search for the elusive kingfisher here's a visual aide


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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited September 7, 2005
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    That story is for the birds.rolleyes1.gif

    Nice set of pics, Ben. thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif

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    Thanks Mike I think :lol
    Oh wait if you think of yourself as a birdie then the story is for you rolleyes1.gif
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited September 7, 2005
    ginger_55 wrote:
    Ben, ben, ben..............showing off your local residents, in particular that you have a snowy!

    I have never seen a kingfisher myself, neither have I seen an owl, and I have no idea where to find a raptor.

    However, it is going to rain:D , again, so I can just sit here and think that if I were not rained in, I would be out taking photos of glorious birds.

    Then again, the gods appear to have been good to me in other areas lately, too.

    I do need my birds to feel complete, sigh.

    ginger
    Ginger, ginger, ginger :D
    I have not seen one in wild, Yet either, but I will thumb.gif
    Sorry about you being rained in but have no control of that, it will stop, your birds will return and all will be well with the world :D
    You know there is great photography available during the and right after the rain too. Let's see some of your great landscapes clap.gif
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  • PatandRichPatandRich Registered Users Posts: 54 Big grins
    edited September 7, 2005
    Greaat set Ben clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif

    That bird drives me nuts. We had a few near us they would sit still as long as you were moving as soon as you stop they fly.
    And that call its like they are laughing and calling "better luck next time sucker"

    Rich
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited September 8, 2005
    ok Ben it may headscratch.gif be a merlin they have been spotted there i know from the safe the wet land folks --they are close in looks umph.gif
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited September 8, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Excellent shots Ben. To help you out in your search for the elusive kingfisher here's a visual aide


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    yelrotflmao.gifmwink.gifbiggrinbounce2.giflol3.gifnaughty.gif

    Geeezz I'm suppose to use that image as a visual aid
    headscratch.gif I don't know I'll try, well I can tell there something on your tree rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif :lol4 :hide :D
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited September 8, 2005
    PatandRich wrote:
    Greaat set Ben clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif

    That bird drives me nuts. We had a few near us they would sit still as long as you were moving as soon as you stop they fly.
    And that call its like they are laughing and calling "better luck next time sucker"

    Rich

    Thanks Rich
    Yep still no Kingfisher for me, but I'm fairly tenacious so I'll keep at it. It's nuttin but fun for me anyway :D
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
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    jwear wrote:
    ok Ben it may headscratch.gif be a merlin they have been spotted there i know from the safe the wet land folks --they are close in looks umph.gif

    Ok Merlin the Magician it is then thumb.gif
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