Kingfisher Jewels
I was excited to see if the kingfisher had been back this week. Instead of the male, the female visited on two occasions this week. You...
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- Nov 20, 2020
Kingfishers and Grey Wagtail Beauties
I have recently installed a new camera on a post on the edge of the Yew View wildlife pond. I have been filming the visits onto this...
- Jul 23, 2019
The Kingfishers are back!
For the last few years, we have had regular kingfisher visitor to the wildlife pond at Yew View. This winter, however, they stopped...
- Oct 23, 2017
Kingfisher Delights… plus otters & tawnies
I was keen to get back to check the DSLR camera trap. I had made some minor adjustments to it last week after a fairly successful first...
- Oct 13, 2017
First Yew View kingfisher captures with the DSLR camera trap
Last week, I mentioned on my blog, that I had set my DSLR camera trap up on the kingfisher post at Yew View. This post is on the wildlife...
- Oct 11, 2017
My YewView Kingfisher Challenge and a Tussock moth beauty
It was a beautiful Autumnal day at YewView and, with all the leaves changing and the sun lower in the sky, the colours were gorgeous…...
- Jul 17, 2017
Lots of Kingfisher Post Activity!
The kingfisher post at Yew View is an example of how, if you monitor one good spot for over a year, it can provide an incredible number...
- Oct 2, 2016
Squirrels, Badgers, Otters and preparing for Tawnies!
The first cameras I check each week at Yew View are the badger sett and the otter holt. Seeing if there has been any action there during...
- May 25, 2016
Yew View May Update… otter, kingfisher, harvest mice & daylight badgers…
With lots of great footage from Yew View, it is taking me longer to process and edit it all. This week’s update includes highlights from...
- Apr 11, 2016
Kingfishers, Newts, Owls & Worms ….
Having so many cameras at Yew View means that we often capture really interesting behaviour… behaviour that is probably rarely seen, let...
- Feb 6, 2016
Tawny visits, Redpoll & Harvest Mouse Parties!
There is SO much going on at Yew View, it can be a challenge, in 1 day, to collect all the footage, set up Bushnells for the following...
- Jan 31, 2016
Bulrush + Bushnell + patience = Kingfisher!
About a month ago, I decided to set a new perch for the Kingfishers at YewView. I had got some super Bushnell trail cam footage from a...
- Dec 26, 2015
Latest Yew View Kingfisher captures…
I have been experimenting with some new perches for our Yew View kingfisher and they took pretty readily to this new one. The weather has...
- Jul 12, 2015
Kingfisher Joys!
I have been working hard to capture the best footage we can of the YewView Kingfishers. We are really privilaged to have a number of...
- Nov 2, 2014
Yew View Kingfisher Joy!!
If you follow me on Twitter, you will know that I now have a new ‘patch’! …. not strictly ‘mine’… but I am now working with the owners of...
- Oct 20, 2010
A couple more kingfisher shots….
I have been gradually working through the shots I took on Sunday. Here are a couple of other shots that I am pleased with. I also took a...
- Oct 18, 2010
Kingfisher Footage
Here’s a little video I took at my kingfisher shoot yesterday…. isn’t he beautiful!
- Oct 17, 2010
Amazing Kingfisher Morning
I was lucky enough to join a friend today to photograph kingfishers. It was a 6am start and a stunning morning. The first frost of the...
- Sep 5, 2010
Norfolk Kingfisher Encounter
We got up at dawn on the Wednesday, to visit a site down near Cley where barn owls hunt. We arrived at the site at about 5am, just as the...