Ahhhhhh The River Kennet

Been a bit of a dull day today, weather been rubbish (again!) but as Hoppy wanted to drive me around who was I to say no?

Well I sold my macro lens at the weekend thinking I'd never use it, so what did I do today?

I used a 600mm lens for a photo of a wild flower!

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but better than that, I saw my first ever Kingfisher today!!

its that little blue and orange thing on the branch in the middle of the shot.
you know there are times when I wish I had a 2000mm lens


and here is a crop


probably one of the worst photos I've ever taken but I don't care I've seen a Kingfisher :mrgreen:

And then I thought I saw a River Otter but it turned out just to be Hoppy

 

Too bad your 'worst ever' photo is better than virtually every bird picture I've ever taken!
I really like your 600mm macro It's lovely!
And hello there Hoppy!

 

agreed..

 

many thanks, I admit I was a bit surprised with the 'macro' shot its better than I thought it would be

 

Sheesh, that's one of your worst pictures? Pffft. Looks pretty good to me. It's a pretty little thing. (The bird that is.) And Hoppy looks pretty happy for someone who's had to lug that huge lens around

 

he was only smiling because he is sat on an Ants nest in that photo, talk about Ants in your pants

 

Ooh!!! revenge is sweet.............:greenpbl:
Didn't know that was your first ever Kingfisher. Not bad for a beginner

 

Can anyone help LP with some hints on concealment(sp?) and camouflage, as I think he is a little confused!
You can't hide an Elephant behind a twig....

 

and nice capture of the kingfisher. I too only saw one in my life. Got a pic of it too, a rather sucky one though.

 

very nice!

the kingfisher with his strong colours almost looks out of place on that image

 

But that's what Goats do - that's their purpose in life