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<\/p>\nIt’s been a long time coming. Too long. The last kingfisher I photographed was seven months ago.<\/p>\n
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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n Yesterday morning while I was waiting for other birds to pop out of the bushes this female Belted Kingfisher unexpectedly landed in a tree and fairly close to me. The first time she landed there she flew off before I was able to lock on to her (being the driver has its disadvantages, I had to back up to get a good view of her) but eventually she came back and I was able to get quite a few photos of her.<\/p>\n I wish the branches behind her weren’t so close to her so they were more out of focus but this is where she wanted to perch so I’ll take it. She has mud on the end of her bill which is probably evidence that she’s nesting.<\/p>\n I’m hoping to find her in the same area in the future and next time maybe I’ll get a cleaner or less obtrusive background.<\/p>\n But I thought this was a pretty good start.<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s been a long time coming. Too long. The last kingfisher I photographed was seven months ago.<\/p>\n