Saturday, 18 November 2023

Recent Shots Part 1 - Heron and Kingerfisher

 I have not done a post for a while, however, that is because I have been taking plenty of fantastic new shots. I will split this post into two parts with the most exciting creatures in this half. Let's get straight into it.

The other day I was on a walk and was passing through the place where I got the photos for the post 'A hedge of herons and other birds I've seen lately'. I saw lots of other birds, (coming in the next post)  but one bird hiding in the reeds caught my attention. It was, of course, my favorite British bird, the grey heron. 


After getting a bit closer we got a clearer shot.



I still wanted to get a better photo so after walking around a bit more I got about 5 meters away.





After standing there for about a minute it flew away.

That wasn't the only heron I've seen lately though. A few days before I saw one standing in a field much further away.



That's all the herons I have seen lately. The other bird I have seen lately is the kingfisher. Kingerfishers are generally common but extremely difficult to get a still photo of. So that is why the photo I'm about to show you isn't the best in the world. It is just a tiny blue blur in the middle of the screen but it is something I have been trying to take a photo of for ages. 

As I said, it is not the best but I will try to get a better shot to put on the blog soon.
That's all for today's post. In the next one, there will be badgers, rats, swans and other waterfowl including another first for the blog; the muscovy duck.
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