Title: Daily Routine, Different Experience
Description: At my usual hangout
Description: At my usual hangout
kthgcg - March 30, 2009 12:44 PM (GMT)
In the last three days i experienced a couples of big joy, photographing them is a bonus :) Let me share them here.
Taken on Saturday, this is my first encounter with a collared kingfisher. Usually i see the white-throated kingfisher.
#1
Taken on Sunday. White-throated kingfishers are usually alone, this is the first time i see 2 kingfishers together, am overjoyed to see the mating process :)
#2
Taken on Sunday. There are other trees with red flowers so i always wonder why the african tulip tree is nicknamed flame of the forest. On this day i see that strong sunlight passing through the petals make the flower look like its burning.
#3
Taken on Sunday. First time i managed to creep up to within 1 meter of these lizards :)
#4
Taken today. Totally awe-strucked to witness the process of a white-throated kingfisher swooping down to catch a lizard and returning to its perch to feed. In case anyone is wondering, the lizard is not the same as the above one
#5
Taken today. The lizard is still alive in the kingfisher's beak, what the kingfisher do is slap it against the branch it was perched on many times to kill it.
#6
Taken on Saturday, this is my first encounter with a collared kingfisher. Usually i see the white-throated kingfisher.
#1
Taken on Sunday. White-throated kingfishers are usually alone, this is the first time i see 2 kingfishers together, am overjoyed to see the mating process :)
#2
Taken on Sunday. There are other trees with red flowers so i always wonder why the african tulip tree is nicknamed flame of the forest. On this day i see that strong sunlight passing through the petals make the flower look like its burning.
#3
Taken on Sunday. First time i managed to creep up to within 1 meter of these lizards :)
#4
Taken today. Totally awe-strucked to witness the process of a white-throated kingfisher swooping down to catch a lizard and returning to its perch to feed. In case anyone is wondering, the lizard is not the same as the above one
#5
Taken today. The lizard is still alive in the kingfisher's beak, what the kingfisher do is slap it against the branch it was perched on many times to kill it.
#6
Jeff - March 30, 2009 02:50 PM (GMT)
Hi Keith, so cute ! I like it !
How come you can catch that moment ?
Do you stay near that place ?
How come you can catch that moment ?
Do you stay near that place ?
bearbear90 - March 31, 2009 06:13 AM (GMT)
wow... u managed to catch the birds mate... thats so cool :lol:
kthgcg - March 31, 2009 04:38 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Jeff @ Mar 30 2009, 10:50 PM) |
| Hi Keith, so cute ! I like it ! How come you can catch that moment ? Do you stay near that place ? |
Hi Jeff glad you like it. Yes the shots were taken at my place. I can catch the moment because this has been my daily routine for 2 months now. In these 2 months i practise how to spot them and learned their favourite places.
kthgcg - March 31, 2009 04:43 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (bearbear90 @ Mar 31 2009, 02:13 PM) |
| wow... u managed to catch the birds mate... thats so cool :lol: |
Hi Benny, haha i felt very happy too, i saw squirrels yesterday by the way :)
Jeff - March 31, 2009 07:24 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (kthgcg @ Apr 1 2009, 12:38 AM) | ||
Hi Jeff glad you like it. Yes the shots were taken at my place. I can catch the moment because this has been my daily routine for 2 months now. In these 2 months i practise how to spot them and learned their favourite places. |
From what I said in other thread, maybe you are living in the wildlife.
I suspect they are your flatmate :o
kthgcg - April 1, 2009 08:30 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Jeff @ Apr 1 2009, 03:24 AM) | ||||
From what I said in other thread, maybe you are living in the wildlife. I suspect they are your flatmate :o |
Haha this is not the first time someone say i live in the wild, many friends think i live in the middle of a jungle..
doug - April 1, 2009 09:03 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (kthgcg @ Mar 30 2009, 08:44 PM) |
| In the last three days i experienced a couples of big joy, photographing them is a bonus :) Let me share them here. Taken on Saturday, this is my first encounter with a collared kingfisher. Usually i see the white-throated kingfisher. #1 Taken on Sunday. White-throated kingfishers are usually alone, this is the first time i see 2 kingfishers together, am overjoyed to see the mating process :) #2 Taken on Sunday. There are other trees with red flowers so i always wonder why the african tulip tree is nicknamed flame of the forest. On this day i see that strong sunlight passing through the petals make the flower look like its burning. #3 Taken on Sunday. First time i managed to creep up to within 1 meter of these lizards :) #4 Taken today. Totally awe-strucked to witness the process of a white-throated kingfisher swooping down to catch a lizard and returning to its perch to feed. In case anyone is wondering, the lizard is not the same as the above one #5 Taken today. The lizard is still alive in the kingfisher's beak, what the kingfisher do is slap it against the branch it was perched on many times to kill it. #6 |
Whr u taken all these frm... Lik not in S'pore leh... anyway #5  like hav white spots leh... Nevertheless, those r really nice pics... ;)
kthgcg - April 1, 2009 12:26 PM (GMT)
Taken in Singapore doug, hey you are right, lots of white spots very distracting, next time i try open my aperture to the widest :)