we went for a v cold walk out near some lakes and spotted two of these woodpeckers!

[moiety@queer.garden]

highlight of today’s bird outing must surely be this gorgeous kingfisher. i was hurrying home at this point so i didn’t get as much time as i wanted, but a local birder told me it perches here more often. so i’ll check back on some other days for some more shots.

#birds: Common Kingfisher / IJsvogel

Sony A7R III, 400mm, 1/500s, f/5.6, iso 4000

[miss_ming@mastodon.social]

@moiety So beautiful, thank you for sharing. ❤️

[budgegeria@mastodon.social]

@moiety Careful. Some Quidditch players might want to catch you.

[moiety@queer.garden]

sure enough, spotted the kingfisher in the exact same spot today!

#birds: Common Kingfisher / IJsvogel

Sony A7R III, 388mm, 1/1000s, f/5.6, iso 5000

[moiety@queer.garden]

#birds: European Robin / Roodborst

Sony A7R III, 400mm, 1/1000s, f/5.6, iso 5000

[moiety@queer.garden]

#birds: Long-Tailed Tit / Staartmees

Sony A7R III, 400mm, 1/1000s, f/5.6, iso 400

[moiety@queer.garden]

my favourite photo of the day i think.

#birds: Eurasian Blue Tit / Pimpelmees

Sony A7R III, 400mm, 1/1000s, f/5.6, iso 640

[moiety@queer.garden]

#birds: Grey Heron / Blauwe Reiger

Sony A7R III, 400mm, 1/1000s, f/5.6, iso 320

[wurzelmann@mastodon.wurzelmann.at]

@moiety aww, that's a great shot! Wonderful showcase of its cheeky personality! 😍

[moiety@queer.garden]

#birds: Song Trush / Zanglijster

Sony A7R III, 400mm, 1/1000s, f/5.6, iso 2500

[moiety@queer.garden]

look at this lil guy with his lil mohawk

#birds: Crested Tit / Kuifmees

Sony A7R III, 400mm, 1/1000s, f/5.6, iso 5000

[moiety@queer.garden]

#birds: Eurasian Nuthatch / Boomklever

Sony A7R III, 400mm, 1/1000s, f/5.6, iso 3200

[moiety@queer.garden]

#birds: House Sparrow / Huismus

Sony A7R III, 400mm, 1/1000s, f/5.6, iso 5000

[moiety@queer.garden]

#birds: Common Kingfisher / IJsvogel

Sony A7R III, 334mm, 1/800s, f/5.6, iso 12800

[moiety@queer.garden]

the common kingfisher may be turning into my favourite bird, they’re so beautiful.

#birds: Common Kingfisher / IJsvogel

Sony A7R III, 400mm, 1/2000s, f/5.6, iso 1600

[wmd@chaos.social]

@moiety it is such a gorgeous animal...

[diffractie@glitterkitten.co.uk]

@moiety So pretty!

[amenonsen@flipping.rocks]

@moiety Wow, love the mood here. Such concentration.

(Are these all from the same place nearby that you found on the way back from a long hike recently?)

[wurzelmann@mastodon.wurzelmann.at]

@moiety what a cute little guy! 😍 lovely shot!

[nuwagaba2@mastodon.social]

@moiety
I also like kingfisher birds because their ways of life hold great life lessons. Except it's beauty, what else makes you love the king fisher bird?