The average by-catch at a kingfisher site

Tuesday 30 April 2019, 22:11 by Harry Kiewiet | 5,575 views | 0 comments

This article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.

I am the coordinator of the "Het Stroomdal" Kingfisher Working Group and a member of the fieldwork bird working group of the "Het Stroomdal" Nature and Environment Association. The Kingfisher Working Group has kingfisher walls at eight locations, and I built 95% of these walls myself.

Kingfisher
Every spare hour, I work on creating suitable locations and maintaining them after the breeding season. I keep doing this until the beginning of April. Besides building kingfisher walls, I also photograph kingfishers at one of the locations.

Green Woodpecker
I do this from a hide I made myself or a small hide tent, which makes me invisible to the birds. Over the years, I have learnt about the kingfisher's way of life in all its aspects and recorded it. As a result, I have unique photos that are not on my website.

Wren
It is still great fun to photograph other birds that forage at kingfisher sites, as well as kingfishers. They are a lovely bonus and keep my bird collection nicely varied. This short article features several 'by-catch photos', with a description of each bird.

Grey Wagtail

Common Sandpiper

Coots

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Harry is een selfmade vogelfotograaf. Hij is coördinator van de ijsvogelwerkgroep en vrijwilliger in de weidevogelwerkgroep van natuur- en milieuvereniging 'Het Stroomdal' in Drenthe. Hij wil graag in zijn artikelen met tips & tricks laten zien hoe zijn foto's tot stand zijn gekomen.

Kingfisher in flight
by Harry Kiewiet
Young kingfishers
by Harry Kiewiet
Capturing a kingfisher's dive
by Harry Kiewiet
Kingfisher groups and nesting banks
by Harry Kiewiet
Kingfisher with a pellet
by Harry Kiewiet
Start of a new kingfisher season
by Harry Kiewiet

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