BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY- SEARCHING FOR THE RAREST BIRD IN BRITAIN- A LESSON IN PATIENCE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 เม.ย. 2022
- I'm not usually one to follow the crowds when it comes to photographing rare birds but when one turns up in your own neck of the woods it seems an opportunity too good to miss. No locations have been divulged in the making of this film to protect exposure. Armed with my trusty Tragopan Hokki ground hide I was on a mission to try and capture just a glimpse of one of the rarest birds currently in the British Isles. Join me as I endure what has up to now been the longest session I have endured in my little Hokki hide. I had an amazing day also photographing Common Kingfisher, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Mink and Pheasant.
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That’s a belter Simon.🥹
Enjoying watching ur videos
This bird was featured on the local news a few months ago and I've still not been to see it. Make it my next trip I think. Bad news to see a Mink on a kingfisher stream though. Great video, thanks for sharing
Looks like the king fishers we get along the american river daily in California. One of our favorite waterfowl, love the video.
Cheers Steve, they are a stunning bird. Are rarity on these shores for sure!!👀👍📷
The location has been published for several months on the bird information services. A local farmer has even been charging a tenner to cross his field to view where the bird often hangs out!
Exactly
Fantastic video some great footage and photos. Spot on. Thanks.
Many thanks Mark 👍🏼
Awesome , what a bird!
Cheers Richard 👊🏼
What a stunning image of that kingfisher
Thanks John 👍🏼👀📷
Luckily I was over in Southport when this appeared at your site and managed to see it… phew… a real MEGA Lancashire tick. Admire your efforts but it was just so unpredictable. As for a Nikon Z9… we both gave up on that one and moved over to olympus… hope you are finding the OM1 with the 150-400 a great combo 👍 regards Paul
Cracking video Simon he looks more woodpecker than kingfisher in the last shot. I was just telling my mate about your frying pan Stand ( Il send him the link to this vid.) He was working on a diy project for some sort bench stand for hide,s where tripods are allowed or feasible. You,l have to do a yoga video next to recover from 12hours on your front not easy on a kingcoil mattress in a 4poster bed never mind a ground sheet in a low hide. Take care.
Fantastic video again Simon.... You keep doing I'll keep watching 👍
Fantastic Simon, well worth the wait.
Cheers Robert👍🏼
Another great video Simon .Always look forward to them. Keep up the good work.
Glad you enjoyed it Paul👍🏼
So much creative
Thanks 👍🏼
Great video again
Simon I really enjoy all of your videos. Thank you for all of your dedication. All of your pictures and videos of wildlife are so beautiful. ATB! Rob
Thanks for following the channel Rob, all the best ,Si 👍🏼👊🏼
Thanks for sharing Simon, what a wonderful 🐦
Cheers Matthew👊
Excellent Vid Simon, dedication in the extreme. Good luck with any future sightings .
Glad you enjoyed it Ted, thanks for watching 👀👍🏼
Another beauty Simon - Really good to see it and for you to give us an insight. Looks alot bigger than our common KF. Keep up the great work.
Will do mate, glad you enjoyed it 👍🏼👀
What a pleasure to watch Simon 👏many different subjects nature is a real sight to see! Keep up the good work 👏👏Thanks for getting back to me regards face cover🍻
Glad you enjoyed it Paul, yeh some bonus subjects that day for sure👍🏼
i had the privilage to capture the belted kingfisher in west cork ireland such a rare treat so i totally get it Simon great job man.
Theyre a cracking bird arent they Shane 👍🏼
@@simoneardley deffo are Simon it hung around with a common kingfisher for about 4 months before moving on deffo once in a lifetime experience. keep up the good work.
Great stuff, loved all the footage, the mink and everything 🙂. Fantastic and the belted Kingfisher. Icing on the cake just seeing it . Beautiful and worth the graft and uncomfort.
Definitely success
Atb Rick n Billy
Thanks Rick, my ribs were killing me the next day.🤣🤣 Like you say, well worth it for the results👊🏼👍🏼
Thoroughly enjoyable video with great great shots!!! You are some.man to be able to stick a hide like that for so long !!! Respect to you and your great work.
Cheers Pat, glad you liked it👍🏼👀
Great video Simon and I’m so glad your prize turned up. I know where it is but haven’t been to see it yet. You got to see a good variety of species and I bet seeing the Mink was a bonus, although they can be a disaster for other wildlife. I hope your back has mended, I’d have been finished after a couple of hours.
Great work again Simon, Plus some Nice shots, Glad you got to spot your Target bird. All the best as always...
Many thanks Mike 👊🏼
Simon and his famous Beanie. Nice shot of my Native Egret. I love watching them here in Florida.That was a Beautiful Ringneck Pheasant. Love the Heron shot. Good on ya, Simon. Keep em coming.
Quite exotic species for us in Northern UK, Egrets and Belted Kingfishers!! Glad you enjoyed it Richard 👀📷👊🏼
Well done Simon your perservirance paid off.
Thanks Patrick👍🏼
Thanks Simon, after spending a week going stir-crazy with Covid this is a true tonic. What a treat and hats off to you for not revealing the location 👍🏻
Thanks Steve, hope youre recovering. Yeh youve got to protect locations these days for sure!!👍🏼
Wow what an absolutely amazing opportunity wish I had the chance to see that kingfisher you are very lucky Simon . Keep the amazing videos coming
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it Stuart
Great shots there Simon, know the area well, glad it is still knocking about. 👍🙂
Thanks Philip👀👍
Great content as always, I was expecting a blue heron , flabbergasted , well done you 👍🏻
Cheers Tom 👊🏼👀
Congratulations Simon & well done for keeping its location to yourself.
Would be nice if they were to introduce a female into the area to see if anything happened.
Top work Simon!! 12 hours laid down in a hide so we don't have to! Worth waiting for that final photo!!
Cheers Pete, im hoping i can get some better ones yet!!🤞🏼📷
Another crackin vlog, your a very very patient man and a very very lucky man. Thanks as always for sharing 😁
No worries Lee, thanks for watching👍🏼👀
Belted Kingfisher brilliant t bird thanks again Simon
Your welcome Steven👍🏼
fantastic Simon
Cheers Andy👍👊
Wow congratulations for you're determination, dedication and stamina Simon but especially for keeping the location secret, let the bird flourish. The stills at the end were superb. Hope you have recovered from what most folks would see as an ordeal.
Thank you Marella😃👍🏼
Superb mate. Well done. 👌👌👌
Thank you! Cheers!
Belting that, thank you. All the best. 👍📷😎
Cheers Rob👍🏼
Excellent Video as per usual, Wow never knew this was a type of Kingfisher, its stunning as they all are, but the mink,,,,,argh,
Thanks for watching, yeh I know what you mean about the Mink. To be honest I very rarely see them so hopefully not so widespread!!
Nice images Simon. And a great video
Thanks Adrian👌👍
Fantastic video
Thanks Brian 👍🏼 😃
12 hours lying in that hide! I take my hat off to your patience and determination. I really hope you get that Z9 soon. We lucky owners are looking forward to the major firmware update tomorrow. I've put my name down for the 800mm f6.3. Looks to be an awesome lens but I'm guessing it comes with a long wait. Some great shots you got there. Really like the one of the heron preening. I've never even seen a mink in the wild so that was fantastic bonus. Well done Simon.
Thanks for watching Dave, mink are a destructive little beast but still nice to observre in the wild 👍🏼👀
Great Video Simon,
It is sometimes the case, you go to shoot a certain bird and something else appears as an unexpected surprise. What a beautiful bird the Belted kingfisher is. I suppose as long as there is a fish supply and the weather in winter is not too cold, then the kingfisher will flourish. I loved the footage of the Egret...🙂👍🏻
Cheers Eddie, I'm determined to get some better shots. Hopefully it'll stick around for a bit🤞🤞👍
Brilliant again Simon, yes when you know you know !!! I’ve been a couple of times but to be honest I’m not interested in record shots. Great video fabulous watch mate and a great insight into what we do to get the images that we do…. 👌👍
Cheers Paul, to be honest I was chuffed with any image of this bird. Not one for staying still for long !!Thanks for watching😆📷
Wow what a vlog, your determination paid off and you got some great shots. I am so happy you kept the location a secret. I remember when a specific Glaucous winged gull was spotted near where I lived and when I went to work at 6am the next morning the area was mobbed and that was just for a seagull on a council tip. Looking forward to seeing results from the trail cameras you set up near badger set. Take care Simon
Graham
Cheers Graham , hopefully get that vid out next week🤞Best to keep shtum about locations, it doesn't do any good for the species👍
Excellent Simon enjoyed that , like you I capture plenty of other species whilst waiting for Kingfishers you can get some of your best shots. Fair play I can only put up with 6 hours ‘sitting ‘in a hide. Spotted the fig rolls as well 👍
Thanks for watching Laurence, never far from a fig!!😆
Definitely worth the effort Simon seemed like a productive session but rather you than me in that hide. 👍
Cheers Smiffy, I was thinking the same the day after!!😆😆
Well done Simon. Great video and a fantastic reward for perseverance. I live locally but have not seen The Bird yet. I have however seen the other species illustrated in your video. I will keep trying though.
Aye never say never David👌🤞👀👀📷
I saw the egret too and I know where your at too
Fantastic simon Fantastic 👏 .
Thanks Gary
Thanks Gary👍🏼
Brilliant work Simon. Can you give me the link so I can get one of your Been bags thanks
Thanks Kenneth. Email me and I'll sort one for you @ simoneardley1969@gmail.com
@@simoneardley hi Simon thanks for getting back to me, I think your work is fantastic, I’m not new to bird photography but I have been taking Landscape’s for the last 10 years but seeing some of your videos has brought some brilliant memories back for me when I was a bird photographer, back then it was film cameras how times change. Yes been bag how do I get one mate?
Cracking work simon and as a fellow wildlife photographer I know where your coming from not revealing locations as I don’t either.
As to protect the wildlife and it’s habitats.
Definitely got a follow here mate.
Thanks mate, the subjects need all the help they can get. Especially the super rare ones!!
Nice images Simon. It’s always a great feeling when you get eyes on a bird that’s not common to your area. It’s funny - last weekend I got a shot of a mink as well for the first time. Along the rivers edge as well. Like you say the Kingfishers of any variety are skittish. The Belted is common to my area ( Vancouver, BC) but still not easy to photograph. I’ve only got a handful of decent shots. Anyway thanks for sharing your find and good on you for not revealing exact location.
Cheers,
Scott.
Thanks for watching Scott, theyre a stunning bird. It'd be nice if it hung around a bit longer, got a feeling it'll be a long time before we see another one around these parts👀📷
Your usual high standard of entertainment, Simon - give us an email for a Nikon UK Rep., and we'll send a nag-o-mail to them! Lovely final shot of the Belted Kingfisher, and great video of everyone else, especially the Mink!
Cheers Aynsley
I can’t even get a photo of a common kingfisher never mind a bloody belted one 🤣, great video and well done for staying in the hide for 12 hours.
Thanks for that. Glad you enjoyed the film 👍🏼
Great video Simon you’re a very patient man but it pays off…. Don’t think I could lie in the hide for 12hrs…. I’d never be able to get up haha….thanks for these vlogs mate keep em coming
Thanks for watching and supporting the channel Chris👊🏼
Now I might be wrong but it could be the same belted KF that we had in Ireland and he has disappeared last year around october, well done Simon great find
Would love to meet you in the field 📷 avid fan just found your channel ❤❤❤
Cheers pal, might see you out there sometime👍🏼📷
I guessed what the subject was..A friend of mine was looking for it awhile back..no success....so well done to yourself..Keep up the good work.
Thanks for watching Dennis 👍🏼👀
Hey there, I’m from the US and Belted Kingfisher’s are a fairly common species but, the ones in NY are quite jittery. We love chasing them because they are so challenging. Great bird.
Nice one Joe, theyre a cracking bird for sure, a bit thin on the ground over here!!😆👀
Great shots man, those bird are just as tough to get a good shot over here in the US even when they are plentiful. Never hold still for more than a second it seems.
Youre right Michael, they can certainly shift!!
Nice one Simon, thanks for bringing us this footage. I am interested in the hide set ups, it crosses over the type of stealth Wildcamping I do. I don't have any land permissions use as yet. But I tend to want to go to a lot of different places - but I guess it comes in very handy to use a place where you're able to carry on unhindered. Keep safe.
Yeh its certainly nice to have your own permissions. Much more relaxing and not looking over your shoulder all the time.
I’m so fortunate to live in Canada, and as a birder, I truly appreciate that I can walk to the lake across the street from my home and photograph a pair of belted kingfishers. They are so fantastic to watch dive straight into the water.
You're a lucky lady Suzanne, as you say beautiful birds👌📷
Nice Video
Thanks for the visit
Fantastic images is simon wantling still about I've not heard or seen any photos for a long time
Cheers Paul, yeh he's not done any TH-cam for a while 🤔
Superb Simon, shows the dedication needed to get the images, what Fjall Raven shirt are you wearing. Im waiting on the firmware update on Wed for the Z6ii and the focus improvements
Cheers Col, hopefully the update will be to your satisfaction🤞🏼🤞🏼 The shirt is called the Granit i think.
Thanks Simon brilliant video again mate it's the furst time I have seen one,, how did you get on with the fox cubs and your trail cam's mate
Cheers John, only saw one adult fox on the trailcam. No cubs I'm afraid🤔😩
Great shots Simon. You must have been close to the Heron and Egret. Not species you'd get close too without the hide.
Thanks, yeh i'd say about 20m away. Like you say really twitchy subjects.
It would be something if you had a Florida Scrub Jay, in the UK.They’re rare in Florida.
I'll keep an eye out for one Andrew 👀😆📷🤞🏼
And I’m one of the lucky ones to capture it and I know exactly where it is
i bet you are looking forward to your Z9 coming. Did you see the video Paul Miguel put out about the Z6 ii , he could not get on with it either.
Haha, yeh I watched it Philip. A bit tongue in cheek but I could feel his frustration.😆
What’s the jacket please Simon?
Its a Jack Pyke Rannock
Get the gov to import some friends for lonesome bird.
Haha, wouldnt trust our government to do anything useful!!!😆😆
One visited Staffordshire a few years ago think it was 2005-6 about 400 birders condecended to the reported site one person had a heart attack looking for it so not telling where the site is is good for both man and bird
Thanks Steven, yeh never good giving locations away!!👀📷
Hi what’s the location please
Sorry cant divulge that Gary
I had one of these noisy birds in my garden so I shot it out of the tree and barbecued it, it’s was only after I watched this that I found out it was indeed rare
Well done Danny