West Yorkshire wildlife photographer: Kingfisher & Water Rail

West Yorkshire wildlife photographer: Back in the hide today with kingfisher being the target species but as usual, the water rails performed superbly and so we changed our set-up and focussed on getting some water rail images in the warm October sunshine. There were at least three birds present and at one point we had two birds out together, but the highlight was when one of the birds suddenly stopped feeding, stood upright and let out a very loud pig-like squeal! This sound is so characteristic of reedbeds but mostly, the birds are just heard and not seen so it was a treat to see the bird deliver its loud and raucous call. The soft autumn sunshine was superb for the rails and as the sun went round the site, the water took on a lovely golden glow. In the end, we spent so much time on the water rails, we never actually got round to shooting the wide-angle kingfisher shots we’d set out to do. Oh well, an excuse to get back in the hide :¬)

If you would like to photograph kingfishers and water rails, just contact my friend Alan at Scottish Photography Hides to book a place – quote ‘Wildscenes’ for a £10 discount on your booking!

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