This morning at the beach I was alone. Not another photographer in sight for almost all the time I was there. One did pass by briefly and waved but he didn’t stop more than a few minutes. The kingfishers were also enjoying the quiet. I had five of them above me for most of the […]
Today was one of those stunning winter days that Wellington is so good at. Next to no wind and a perfect day to photograph kingfishers diving for their dinner. On arrival at the beach I found more photographers than kingfishers! Someone forgot to send the memo to the birds and we all sat and waited […]
It has been quite some time since I have had the time or the energy to get back to visiting the kingfishers. Pretty much since my last surgery 2 years ago. This year I have a new camera and a renewed passion for my photography. Yesterday we arrived a little too late for any diving […]
It was one of those days where the wind stopped and everything was still. We went in search of something to photograph. Our first stop was at the stilt ponds to see how the chicks were doing. Not sure where they were hiding but there were only two to be seen and they were […]
The sun shone for a brief time today between the rain showers, so I took the opportunity to get out with the camera. I decided to go back to the grey warblers after reading that they brood a clutch of eggs early in the season to beat the cuckoos invading them later on, so I wanted to […]
I haven’t been out with the camera since last Friday so have had some time to go over more of last week’s images. I really enjoy the fantails as they have so much character and expression on their faces. They flit around constantly and the only time they ever seem to sit still is when […]
I have been watching the weather all week in the hope of getting out with my camera today. After checking the tides and the weather report I made plans to meet up with a fellow photographer to visit the kingfishers. That plan soon changed when some council workers turned up with a concrete truck wanting […]
It is the middle of Winter and freezing cold most of the time but not today. It was an absolutely gorgeous day in Wellington, no wind, warm sunshine, the perfect day to go visit the Kingfishers. I was a bit late arriving and didn’t really expect to get much but the half hour or so […]
In all the years I have been visiting the kingfishers at Pauatahanui, all I have ever seen them catch is crabs. I am not complaining about that, they are fun to watch and the crabs make for good images – especially when the kingfisher is bashing them from side to side to kill them. But yesterday […]
One of the hardest challenges I have set for myself is to capture a clear sharp shot of a kingfisher diving for food. Each time I get one that I am happy with, instead of satisfying the challenge it just makes me want to improve on it some more. It has been a couple of […]
