“Never Get out of the Hide”, “Never Get out of the Hide” I
had been watching Apocalypse Now, the previous week and the line from “Chef”
kept rolling over in my head “Never Get out of the Boat”
In my case it was “Never Get out of the Hide”……..
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| Pied Kingfisher |
Saturday morning I met up with Ray Pearce to hopefully get
some decent shots of the Pied Kingfisher at Bang Ban in Ayuthaya. Almost as
soon as we got there, a pair were to and fro, busy burrowing into the river
bank making their nest. They were a little far off for any decent shots, and we
were shooting directly into the rising sun, so I decided to go back to the
truck for my own hide and move further up the bank.
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| Pied Kingfisher, Shooting straight into the sun |
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| Pied Kingfisher |
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| Pied Kingfisher Extreme Aerobatics |
Ray joined, sitting behind
a blind and we trained our lenses on a branch overhanging the river a few metres
away. The Pieds were still busy coming and going, but we both wanted that
special shot on the branch. Waiting, for what seemed like about 3 hours with
nothing playing ball, I decided to see if there was a better spot to shoot the
nest builders. That was when it happened!!! Literally, just as I stood up and
took four steps, IT HAPPENED!! A pair of Pieds landed on the branch 2 metres
from my lens. Dam, If only I had waited another 30 seconds,
I could have been getting those shots we were craving… Instead the male and
female were staring straight at me with no camera….. The trauma just left me thinking “Never Get
out of the Hide”, “Never Get out of the Goddam Hide”
An hour or so later, one kingfisher made a brief stop on the
branch, giving the chance to rattle off 3 three shots, and then he was gone.
I will be taking a trip back there in about 4 weeks as I
think they could be feeding young by then, which should give some good
photographic opportunities. I’ll just have to remember next time…. “Never Get out of the Hide”, “Never Get out
of the Goddam Hide !!!!”
If anyone would like to join me next time drop me a line at thaibirdspot66@gmail.com or leave me a comment at https://www.facebook.com/ThaiBirdSpot/
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