Chasing Kingfishers

I decided to go and try out wildlife photography and what better a subject than the Kingfisher. Such a beautiful bird, and extremely fast :-). The location is an RSPB reserve close to Leicestershire, and after a thunderstorm halted the first shoot i returned and witnessed an amazing site. There were four Kingfishers there that morning 2 adults and 2 young, for my first ever wildlife shoot let alone photographing Kingfishers i think i was a little spoilt, and this certainly set the bar high.

[@knutfugl]

Wonderful shots! Excellent movie. A pleasure to watch.

[@lynettemcg3899]

Absolutely beautiful, thank you for sharing, such a privilege to see these gorgeous little birds in such detail.

[@atomikmaster1]

Well done 👏🏿 they are so beautiful. Nice music selection as well🔥❤️

[@AndrewHomer]

Thank you so much 😀

[@KGsPhotography]

Absolutely amazing images Andrew. Chasing Kingfishers is one of my addictions they are such stunning birds. Brilliant mate!!

[@PrometheusDrago]

Well done. Great clips of these beautiful birds and lovely photographs too.

[@rodredhead2405]

Quality Andrew keep them coming. Rodders.

[@AndrewHomer]

Thanks Rod

[@paganiniviolin]

Wonderful shots! Thank you for sharing them.

[@AndrewHomer]

Thanks Fernando

[@holistichiphop6122]

Beautiful journey Jenn.

[@willemkoeslag9269]

Absolutely gorgeous bird - great shots of a very elusive little bird.

[@AndrewHomer]

Willem Thankyou very much

[@shaunnightingale4976]

Wonderful pictures Andrew.

[@mjasystems]

Awesome vid Andy! Nice work :-)

[@gillygreen2242]

Stunning images and a great little video, really enjoyed that. Went Kingfisher hunting on the Norfolk Broads last year and saw lots of them. Photographing is another matter but i did manage a few shots. Nothing to compare to your superb photos though but was chuffed just the same.Thanks for sharing. Look forward to more. Gilly

[@brucegreaves3204]

Brilliant ,thank you for sharing.

[@davidbryant4792]

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing that with us.

[@AndrewHomer]

David Bryant thank you for watching

[@pennhillman]

Stunning, well done....

[@knutfugl]

Beautiful movie of the diamond among the birds.

[@9360623]

nice work love the stills to.

[@markfrost9005]

Some cracking shots here Andy 👏

[@jgreg82]

Great video and pictures Andrew. Where abouts is this hide please? I’m going to add it to my post COVID plans

[@999monkeymonkey]

9 years and still trying to photograph one, not seen one yet in the flesh. awesome video! :-)

[@AndyBeattieUK]

Excellent Andrew 👌 You got some crackin' shots 👍

[@AndrewHomer]

Thanks Andy

[@ashokteluguwildlifephotogr295]

Wow wow....awesome work ..

[@AndrewHomer]

Thanks appreciated

[@parthakhan5799]

Love this video!!

[@AndrewHomer]

Partha Khan many thanks

[@fotonube4457]

Nice job mate. I didn't know you had a tube channel. I have kingfishers near me but we haven't managed to get too close yet so were going back with a pop up hide to see how we do. What an amazing location. The video and the images were superb pal 😊😊

[@AndrewHomer]

Thanks they become addictive

[@ammadoux]

enjoyed every mint, thanks so much.

[@AndrewHomer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MrSquirtle229]

Honestly cant wait to get a longer lens for my camera and try this! I'm also a west midlands resident so may also try this location, however im not sure how i would fair in the current autumn weather conditions

[@gadgetgazphoto]

fantastic images of both male and female, I had my first sightings and photographs of a male female and juvenile from last August to late October, but since October they have been less active in the lake area I was seeing them so think they are more hunting elsewhere, with occasional visit back where I photographed them most, love to know where they go mostly now lol.

[@AndrewHomer]

Thanks was my first year trying wildlife cant wait for the spring

[@TonyNeat]

Superb mate, great stills too

[@AndrewHomer]

Tony Neat thanks pal

Nice video, Like and Greetings from Italy :)

[@AndrewHomer]

Thanks Peri

[@john_chadwick]

Brilliant :)

[@Vincent_Vrsn]

I have seen one kingfisher at the pond of my local forest one day ago, where I shoot landscape, nature and some wildlife (I'm new to this, only got roe deers and some common birds), I'm searching informations on this bird that's why i'm here, I hope I will get one on picture one day, it's a really beautiful bird. Thanks for that video

[@AndrewHomer]

Vincent Vrsn thanks happy hunting they are stunning little birds

[@bkunrath]

Wonderful!

[@AndrewHomer]

Thanks Bernd

[@janveber2676]

verynice Andrew!

[@lorenzoruscittiphotographe3522]

Nice video 👏👏

[@maikrotex]

amazing shots:)

[@AndrewHomer]

Thank you so much

[@gunlokman]

Great kingfisher images - well done. Particularly since the depth-of-field was evidently pretty small. You must have been using some powerful glassware AND a very good camera support. Thanks for sharing.

[@AndrewHomer]

John Cortex thankyou very much

[@mayurdudhane3821]

Very well....nice shots....

[@AndrewHomer]

MAYUR DUDHANE thanks

[@joefrat]

You have such pretty Kingfishers compared to our here in the States.

[@edralph49]

Cobweb shot is great :)

[@AndrewHomer]

Ed Ralph thanks appreciated

[@richardcartwright4101]

Superb Andy

[@AndrewHomer]

Richard Cheers hope alls well

[@richandgem]

Enjoyed the video Andrew , we’ve just done a kingfisher vlog, found you on youtogs and subbed as your a fellow photographer 👍🏻 Gem

[@AndrewHomer]

Rich and Gem Wildlife and Landscape photography thanks Gem I did send u a message through FB don’t know if you ever saw it

[@richandgem]

Andrew Homer Not that I saw Andrew ?

[@pawelje]

wow, insane shots :) What was the lenses, that you used?

[@AndrewHomer]

Thanks it was the Tamron 150-600 G2

[@stuartschaffner9744]

Wow! Out of your comfort zone? One small tip. If you are outside in a lightning storm, a metal shipping container is about the safest place to be. If you doubt this, look up “Faraday cage”.

[@AndrewHomer]

Stuart Schaffner thanks i’ll remember that

[@peckeroni12]

patience definitely paid off ! a lesson to us all, what lens did you use andy ?

[@AndrewHomer]

Dave Wood thanks it was Tamron 150-600 G2

[@peckeroni12]

Coincidentally my next purchase ☺

[@suecollins3246]

Those aren't Malachites, are they? Beautiful!

[@AndrewHomer]

Sue yes in UK called Kingfishers

[@suecollins3246]

@@AndrewHomer Yes, but what kind of Kingfisher? They look much like what Malachite Kingfishers look like here in South Africa. Except that with the Malachite Kingfisher that little russet patch on the cheek runs down into the russet on the chest. Lovely photos - small kingfishers are NOT easy to photograph.

[@johannlouw7347]

European kingfisher

[@rodredhead2405]

Nice photos Andrew what camera are you using. Rodders.

[@AndrewHomer]

Thanks, was using D850 at the time and Tamron 150-600

[@rodredhead2405]

@@AndrewHomer nice one i use the same setup. Rodders. 👍📷

[@chesurechesure]

Magnificent. What lens did you film this on?

[@AndrewHomer]

by hi ho thanks. Used Tamron 150-600,

[@AndrewHomer]

Hi it was the Tamron 150-600 G2

[@chesurechesure]

Andrew Homer thank you. 👍🏻

[@boomboxbadboy1]

Andrew Homer I use the same lens....I now live in Vietnam...I regularly chase kingfishers here in hanoi....got the common quite regularly...also have the white throated and pied kingfisher so far..

[@janveber2676]

and camera please? thanks

[@AndrewHomer]

Hi Jan it was D850

[@janveber2676]

very thanks Andy! more to my photo www.veberphotobank.com :-)

[@ojusjohn]

How do I find good hotspots and public hides

[@AndrewHomer]

Hi a good place to look is a website called ebird, can search by bird or area and shows where spotted

[@robertschweppie5256]

ANDREW GET RID OF THE RED CAP GET A BROWN ONE