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Thursday 6 February 2020

Lunch at the Wetlands

 A lovely sunny day too good to miss, lunch at the Wetlands was the order of the day. As we were eating our sausage and mash our new friend turned up. I still had the problem of shooting through a double-glazed window which is in need of cleaning. But I managed to salvage one good shot before it flew off to do some fishing.
 Of course the robin appeared loking for its mealworms which it seems to associate with me.
While close by a shelduck watched wondering what all the fuss was about.
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6 comments:

  1. Phil Slade7 February 2020 at 11:23

    Hi Mike. A Kingfisher sighting makes for a good day. Of course it's always better when they sit and pose for a classic picture like that.

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    1. Mike Attwood7 February 2020 at 23:36

      Hi Phil, The best thing about it is that I havn't had one pose for me for several years so to find one on its fishing perch is great. Mike.

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  2. Ana Mínguez Corella11 February 2020 at 09:27

    Hi Mike!.. Nice shots, specially the kingfisher... Happy week

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    1. Mike Attwood12 February 2020 at 00:29

      Thankyou Ana, The kingfisher was my first for several years.
      Take care, Mike.

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  3. Richard Pegler12 February 2020 at 19:20

    Delightful, Mike! I particularly like the Kingfisher image. There's something magical about lunch in the company of a Kingfisher - it happened to me in 2018. I was sitting in a restuarant and one landed on the windowsill beside me - it can't have been more than 3 feet away! I didn't have a camera.

    Best wishes - take good care - - - Richard

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    1. Mike Attwood12 February 2020 at 23:43

      Oh Richard! The only place I never take my camera is the bathroom.

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Evacuated during the second world war to a village in Yorkshire where I lived in the home of a good photographer for more than five years who taught me the basics and a great deal about nature. Well past retirement age I have been a wildlife photographer for more than 30 years. Red Kites have been my speciality for much of this period. I did spend several years snapping wheelchair athletes and organizing the British Road Race Championship. In the year 2000 I was awarded a distinction by the Royal Photographic Society for my portfolio on wheelchair athletes. Most of my pics are digital, using Sony cameras and Sigma lenses. I used to spend many weeks each year with friends in Wales which is close to the Elan Valleys where I got many of my raptor pics. I now get these pictures more closely to home, specially red kites and peregrines. I support my pension by selling my pics, cards, coasters, fridge magnets and key rings etc. at craft fairs, something I wish I had done much earlier in life. I give illustrated talks to clubs and societies on wildlife and other branches of photography that I have been involved in.