Down by the river

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The weather is fantastic this morning (unheard of for a British bank holiday weekend) so I grab my gear and head down to the local river and see what wildlife awaits me.
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[@chrisfowler5079]

Try popping a couple of pieces of wood,small branches into the bank side. Have it sticking about a foot, or two above the water. I can almost guarantee a kingfisher will check it out as a fishing perch. It works almost every time.🙂👍🏻

[@JoHeard]

oooo that's a great idea! I will definitely be doing that!!

[@WilEngelen]

You can't see everything you want to see. The river is beautiful and I'm convinced there's more life. So a macro lens is the solution. No matter how many times I've done that, you always end up with a number of good macro shots. And then every wildlife photo of birds or animals is a bonus.

[@JoHeard]

Uh oh! I am going to have to add another lens to my shopping list 🤣🤦🏼‍♀️

[@WilEngelen]

@@JoHeard I bought them especially for that, I sometimes walk around with 5 different lenses. 🙂

[@JoHeard]

@@WilEngelen oh wow that's a lot of lenses!

[@MarkJ1776]

When the dipper flew by and you chuckled with a "typical," we all know that feeling. Nice video!

[@JoHeard]

Hahah yes, this has happened a lot lately ...

[@JEmmertz]

Looks like a really good area for Kingfishers with those sandy banks at the creek.

[@JoHeard]

I am crossing everything that I can get a sighting of one 🤞🤞

[@JauneMacReady]

Ooh, what a cool channel you have! ❤ Liked and subscribed 😃👍

[@JoHeard]

Thanks for subbing! 👍

[@satcat]

Nice vid again Jo, looks like you got the Wildlife bug proper now..LOL.. cheers Den

[@JoHeard]

Haha yes I sure do!!

[@howardpayne6064]

Lovely video Jo. We need to get you up to 1k subscribers lol. 😊

[@JoHeard]

Haha thank you 😄

[@Joe-B1]

Really enjoyed that Jo and thanks for sharing it. Looking forward to seeing some more of your work over the coming months.

[@JoHeard]

Awesome, thank you! 👍

[@MudMaxMetalDetecting]

Hi Jo. Can I suggest looking around for insects on quiet days, my Panasonic G9 and wildlife lens can get pretty close, and with some cropping I have captured some nice images of Dragonflies, Butterflies, and a host of other beautiful small creatures. Worth trying your lens on the subjects and see what you can get. Nice little channel and keep on going :-) ATB MMMD

[@JoHeard]

Thats a good shout, we have a lot of Demoiselles out at the moment which are very beautiful to see 😊

[@mikemosier5890]

Thank you for providing the internal dialogue that we all have as a wildlife photographers. Video was very nice and hopefully it provides some insight into how difficult it is to scout locations and find the right position for a shot that even remotely makes sense. Wonderful! Keep up the great work!

[@JoHeard]

I knew it wasn't going to be easy, but I didn't realise how much I have to learn about wildlife photography. I am used to doing sports where the subjects come to you 😂 Glad you enjoyed the video

[@DerekB931]

Lovely relaxing video Jo thanks :-)

[@JoHeard]

Glad you enjoyed watching 😊

[@lost_in_TheLakes]

A very enjoyable watch thanks

[@JoHeard]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@tanyabraeman3825]

What a beautiful area! ❤

[@JoHeard]

Thank you 😊 I am very lucky to live here 💖

[@stigfloberghagenphotography]

Nice video 👍💧

[@JoHeard]

Thank you 🙏

[@hjones451]

The last thing that I would want to do when studying nature is make a vlog - Good luck 'channeling' your efforts on the channel, but don't let it take away from the peaceful pleasures. All the best.

[@JoHeard]

Thank you! It is a task doing both, but I enjoy both elements, and it helps makes me get out more if I am also filming as I can track my progress (hopefully!)

[@ivan11cast]

Beautiful mandarins wow. Yea finding good river locations has been very challenging for me too, but they are very peaceful even if nothing shows up. Great video

[@JoHeard]

Yes they are! Hoping that I shall spot them again soon, they were lovely to see. Thanks for watching 👍

[@ThomasSchwarzFotografie]

Wonderful wildlife footage and photos. The squirrel is my favorite. Thanks for sharing, I will gladly leave a subscription here. 😉👍

[@JoHeard]

Thank you 😊 I am so happy with the squirrel shot, totally unexpected as well!

[@simeonbennettphotography9111]

Excellent video Jo 👏🏻

[@JoHeard]

Thank you! 😃

[@CamillaI]

Subscribed just found your channel nice river to explore 👍

[@JoHeard]

Thank you 😁

[@jonward1987]

Love watching your journey into wildlife. As you spend time at different locations you'll find great hotspots of wildlife, it becomes so much easier then to track them and get your images, it can sometimes be a bit disheartening when you can find your target species but like you said it so great to get out and forget all the stresses of work. Look forward to seeing your next adventure 👌

[@JoHeard]

Glad to hear that you are enjoying the videos, I learn something every time I go out, and I get some really helpful feedback in the comments which I can use going forward. Wildlife photography is defiantly full of extreme highs and lows, but I really enjoy the whole process of being out in nature.

[@ptvfr800]

Really enjoying your videos, well done, nice format..

[@JoHeard]

Glad you like them 😊

[@ashogot7651]

great shot of the squirrel 😀

[@JoHeard]

I am so please with that shot! Totally unexpected as well, didn't think that there would be a squirrel hanging around the river.

[@ChrisM-01]

How I wish the sunny dàys would last more than a few days. Fed up with the mud. Looks a lovely area to live. Lovely squirrel photo.

[@JoHeard]

Oh for sure! Looks like our current sleep of dry weather is ending Monday 😭 so happy with how that shot came out 📷

[@Kellysher]

I normally hear the kingfisher before I see them. I’ve yet to capture a diving shot, but have a few good perched shots. He is my nemesis bird! Always chucking at me! They are creatures of habit, so once you locate him, you might find he goes up and down the river and back to the same perches! EBird is a nice tool to see where folks have spotted them. I have the most luck at sunrise and sunset when ours are most active! Subscribed! Can’t wait to follow you on your journey!

[@JoHeard]

hahaha yes I have found that out recently, you hear them and then a flash of iridescent blue/green for our kingfishers here in the UK, and they've gone ... making progress though, at least I have seen them 😂😂😂

[@jtepsr]

Beautiful country

[@JoHeard]

Yes, I am very lucky to live here and have access to some beautiful areas

[@ianwilsonwildlifephotography]

Great video Jo. Never easy recceing a river for the first time and finding the key spots. Just need to keep preserving and sure in time you will be rewarded. 👍

[@JoHeard]

Thanks, Ian 😊 unfortunately, they've just let the calves out into the field with the sand martens, so I might not be able to get back for a bit as there are quite a lot of them! Hoping to scope out another river nearby later this week.

[@ianwilsonwildlifephotography]

@@JoHeard that’s abit of a shame but hopefully this other river will come up trumps for you. Best of luck. 👍

[@Ryan-Dinnage]

Great video Jo, loved the Mandarin Ducks!!!! Love my ducks haha, I always get super excited in my videos if I ever capture a duck lol

[@JoHeard]

🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆

[@WyeExplorer]

I enjoyed that hunt so to speak Jo. It's a case of having all options on the table - some experimentation too. I loved the Mandarins - they're so beautiful. A top for the Kingfisher. You need to know what they sound like - no the sound and you will locate them. I've seen hundreds on the Wye. Question. What was the river? All the best. Mark

[@JoHeard]

Thanks Mark, I still haven't spotted it this year and at the moment, there are cows in the fields, so I can't get back to the river yet. It's the Cain River, I have since been to another more promising spot for the kingfishers on another river but haven't had time to get back there yet.

[@WyeExplorer]

@@JoHeard A pleasure Jo. Ah, it'll come your way. Thanks - the Cain. All the best with the Kingfisher - don't forget the sound. Peace.

[@stevieb8322]

Great video Jo, thanks for sharing. Im a wildlife photographer myself an love getting out into the wild. If you ever over in Northern Ireland i could bring you to a few places

[@JoHeard]

Amazing! Northern Ireland would be an amazing place to visit, it's definitely on my list of places to visit 👍

[@WanderingMonkHikes]

Cheers Jo. II enjoy the inspiration of watching fellow KZbinrs photograph adventures. The ducks are amazing. This is certainly an exercise in patience. I like that you work with the focal length of the lens. I tend to overreach the limits of my zoom. Anyway, it’s always fun to support a fellow KZbinr. I’ve subscribed and will follow along.

[@JoHeard]

Thank you! It is very easy to get into the habit of being at the widest/tightest distance on a zoom lens, I do that a lot with my 24-70 lens. I try, where I can, to include some of the natural surroundings around my subject as I find I like that in an image and makes things a bit different to just a frame filling portrait, which I also love!!

[@jonathansmith8894]

Odd question do you also have a KZbin leather channel. You kind of look like and even more so sound like her. Great video! I also I'm a leather worker and photographer. 😊

[@JoHeard]

Hahaha yes it's me from J.H.Leather 👍😁 small world!

[@davemiller9929]

Try and sit with your back to a tree or bush, your way to open, you need a bit of scrim netting to hide your silhouette

[@JoHeard]

That's a great tip! I shall definitely do that next time 👍

[@vajas28]

Hey. I have the 70-200 GM2 as well, and im really planning to buy the 2x tc. Do you have any negativ experiences with it? I read a lot of crap about it. Thanks a lot!

[@JoHeard]

The only issue I have is that if the subject is very small in the frame, it can miss focus and will focus behind it. But I had that with the 200-600 I rented as well. If the subject is very small I try and help it a bit by putting my camera into crop mode to make it bigger in the frame. It's a very nice and lightweight set-up and works well for me.

[@vajas28]

@@JoHeard It happens with me too on 200mm. Thanks a lot for your answer. The size and weight would be the most important for me (of course affter sharpness), so thats why i would choose the 70-200 x2 tc over the 200-600.

[@JoHeard]

@@vajas28 after using the 70-200 + 2x TC I am wondering if the 200-600 is worth getting just due to how heavy it is in comparison, I think I'd need to use it with a tripod which I'd probably need a gimbal head for which all adds up, just hoping for a lottery win so I can get the 400 f2.8 🤣🤣 I can dream

[@vajas28]

@@JoHeard Ahh, you convinced me, imma go for the tc :D

[@JoHeard]

@@vajas28 🤣🤣

[@TrailStrider909]

Wow Great video! You'll be at 1k in no time! Gonna leave a sub for a very cool channel! Fav part is 12:35

[@JoHeard]

Thank you 😁

[@TrailStrider909]

@@JoHeard welcome!

[@hjones451]

I used to have a girlfriend who wore camouflage gear all the time - Sadly, I just had to confess that I couldn't see her any more! Apologies for my humour.

[@JoHeard]

😂😂😂

[@alvinmorris5404]

You the golden shovel award for that one. 😂

[@hjones451]

@@alvinmorris5404 That's me, 'panning' for gold again?

[@remusmoise8836]

9 min and not a single photo...only bla bla bla

[@JoHeard]

What's your point? You can't magic up wildlife if there is none.