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一枚の写真は一千語に匹敵する／A picture is worth a thousand words
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Such beautiful photographs!
Thank you! 🙂
Welcome!
Your kingfisher pictures are amazing! What a great sighting 🙂
Thank you! It was a wonderful way to start the new year. I appreciate you took a moment to stop by and comment 🙂
Best wishes,
Takami
Beautiful quality pictures, thank you for posting them.
Thank you for stopping by and commenting! 🙂
Your work is beyond stunning!
Thank you so much for your kind words!
Best wishes,
Takami
If Takami is your name, and I won’t make assumptions, it is beautiful. You are most welcome and deserving. Pleased to me you. Thank you for your kindness. Belinda
Thank you, Belinda. Yes, Takami is my name 🙂
Thanks for confirming. I just needed to be sure. 🙂 🙂
beautiful photos!
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Thank you! 🙂
Best wishes,
Takami
Thank you for your comment 🙂
Excellent photos T lbara. I love them all so much!
Thank you, Michelle Marie. So happy to have you stop by 🙂
Best wishes,
Takami
I haven’t been visiting as much and wanted to spend some time today! Best wishes to you too my friend! Keep up the good work! You are truly a gifted talent! MM
You’re too kind ❤ Of course I understand. "Real life" keeps us busy, as it should 😉 You're always welcome to stop by whenever you feel like it ❤
Beautifull kingfisher!
I made a movie about kingfisher :).
Thanks to follow my blog :).
Thank you for your comment. I love kingfishers too, and I’m happy to follow your blog. I’m interested to see your movie of kingfishers 🙂
Best wishes,
Takami
I wrote you a message on your contact form ;).
Laure
Thank you Laure 🙂
I send you a email too 😀
🙂
These are not easy to get, good job!
Thank you Maria
beautiful! I love kingfishers! 🙂
Thank you! I love kingfishers too 🙂 🙂
Thank you for following me and I love how creative you are and the wonderful posts. I’ll be back to read more of it!!
Thank you for your comment and for choosing to follow my site as well! 🙂 I look forward to your work too 🙂
Lovely kingfisher captures!
They are one of my favorite birds ❤
Very beautiful capture, dear Takami! Love the jewel-like colors of this bird 🙂
Thank you Helen ❤ It means a lot coming from you 🙂
AAh so pretty! And how wonderful you got to see them!!
Thank you friend! So happy you had time to stop by 😀
Hello dear Takami! Sorry I am so late to the party—January has been a bit crazy but has finally settled down. Your kingfisher photos are so beautiful! What spectacular iridescent blue colours on that stunning bird. We love both photos very much. I’d be so thrilled if this were my shot—neither of us has yet captured a great photo of kingfisher as they never seem to stay put for long. Wonderful shots, my friend. Did you shoot these with your fabulous new lens? Very nice work!
Hello again dear friend ❤
As always, no need to apologise. You're always welcome to stop by whenever you feel like it 🙂 ❤ These photos were taken on the 2nd day of the new year. Hubby and I were inspired by you & your partner's adventures. We braved the cold and decided to trek out to the local park. And what surprise it was, to see this beautiful female Kingfisher! It was exciting for me personally, as it was the first time my naked eye could "spot" this beauty in a completely natural environment. Or, perhaps she decided to "treat" me with her presence – I'm grateful 😀 Yes, the shots were made with the new super-duper zoom lens. It was quite a challenge to keep my hands steady, as it's much heavier than what I've been using. Still, it was awesome to be able to get some shots without using a tripod 😀
Your glorious photos are always an inspiration. Thank you, dear friend! And our best to your partner too 🙂
So beautiful… lovely detailed spots, lines and, Ooooh… those eyes! 🙂 ♥ ❤
Thank you! So happy you liked this beauty ❤ 🙂
congratulations on capturing this beauty, Takami! Kingfishers are exceedingly difficult to get closeups of!
Thank you Hui! ❤ So happy you liked it. Yes, it's so difficult to get close-ups of Kingfishers. I waited over 2 years for this moment. A big zoom lens helped a lot too 😀
Beautiful shots! I like very much! 🙂
Thank you very much 🙂 I’m happy you enjoyed!
I thought this was a hummingbird at first glance!
I understand! They are both beautiful birds 🙂 ❤
Beautiful captures Takami! Such lovely colours on this little bird:)
Hello Inger, Happy New Year!
So happy you liked this beauty. I waited over 2 years to get a glimpse of her 🙂
Precious as jewellery! Happy New Year 😀
Thank you Christy! A very happy new year to you too ❤
We caught a glimpse of this beauty on the 2nd day of the new year. Hopefully it's a sign of a great year for all of us 🙂
Best,
Takami
Love this handsome little lad. What a jewel!
Thank you Inese ❤
She was a real jewel indeed! Next time, we hope to get a glimpse of her partner ❤
Truly a beauty 🙂 Love it – I love birds too, I wish I could take their images, but I am afraid I have to wake up very early to capture their best shots – I do have problems waking up early 😀 – you did great in capturing this beauty!
Hello Indah 🙂
It was a really lucky day, because this was around 15:00 in the afternoon 🙂
My husband & I were aware that she was one of the resident Kingfishers at our local park, and we waited 2 years to get a glimpse. My husband is not a morning-person either, so it was a big help that she decided to show herself in the late afternoon 😀
A stunning beauty you’ve captured!
Thank you so much! Yes, she is a real beauty 🙂
Best wishes,
Takami
That bird is so beautiful!
Happy New Year! 🙂
Thank you so much for stopping by and the lovely comment. I agree, she was a real beauty. I think she knew she was being admired 😉
Best wishes,
Takami
What an absolutely stunning little bird Takami, and you managed to capture it so clearly in the second of the two shots (though both are great) that I feel almost like I could reach right out and touch it. Just beautiful.
Thank you Mr. Paley! And Happy New Year 🙂
I’m delighted you had a chance to stop by today. As you may already know, this bird is a kingfisher, and while I knew for some time that we had some ‘resident’ kingfishers living in our local pond, it was the first time I could see one with my own eyes. What a thrill it was, to see this beauty. I felt my hands shaking from pure joy (and excitement). It was the perfect way to start the new year, and I felt it was a good omen.
To tell the truth, I didn’t know it was a Kingfisher, so thank-you very much for the identification. Sadly, after researching it, it appears unlikely that I will ever see one here in Canada, so I am even more grateful to you for your excellent captures that have allowed me to see something so closely that I might never have seen otherwise. A good omen indeed my friend.
I agree – a little jewel! Happy New Year, Takami!
Thank you, dear Noelle. A very happy new year to you too! 🙂
Takami, these two Kingfisher photos are so captivating and nice to look at. The bokeh on the second one is perfect!
Hello Hien-san,
Happy New Year!
Thank you so much for your lovely comments. It means a lot 🙂 This beauty is a ‘resident’ of our local park. While I was aware of her (and her partner’s) presence, it was the first time I had a chance to see her in all her glory with my own eyes. It was a perfect way to start the new year 🙂
It’s so very beautiful! … 🙂
Thank you friend! Yes, she was a real beauty 🙂
It is too beautiful this bird, beautifully photographed ..
Thank you for sharing, dear Takami.
I wish you a good day.
Hervé
Hello dear Hervé,
Thank you very much for your comment! This was a very happy way to start this new year 🙂 I hope it will bring good luck to all of us 🙂
Beeyootiful!
And, Happy New Year!
Thank you Rajiv-san 😀
Wonderful!
Thank you! So happy you enjoyed this beauty 🙂 She knew she was being admired 😉
わぁ～、本当に、きらきらしてそうな羽ですね ：D
返事遅くなって申し訳ありません！何故かスパムフォルダに入ってしまったようです（＞＜）この日やっとやっと憧れのカワセミ（！）に出会いました☆とっても嬉しかったです（＾＾）
Excellent use of the depth of field — with sharp focus on the subject and throwing the background into a soft blur. Nicely done.
Hello Jeff,
Thanks so much for stopping by. It was really exciting to try something different and try my hand a photographing birds in my local park. It was also my favourite time of day (between 3-4pm in the afternoon) and the sunlight was so beautiful.
No doubt about it, you know how to use natural light!
Ah, what fitting, beautiful photos for this National Bird Day (I just learned that from another blog; sorry I didn’t know it on my own). 🙂 Love that gorgeous blue in that bird’s feathered body. So sweet and nice to look at on this cold day — thank you, Takami! Have a wonderful Wednesday. 🙂
Thank you, dear Deb! I wasn’t aware of National (international?) Bird Day, so it was fun learning something new. This was a female Kingfisher. I knew there was a pair of resident kingfishers at our local park, but it was the first time to see one of them – a real beauty! – with my own eyes. It was the perfect way to begin the new year 🙂 Thinking of you, and all your furry friends too.
Thank you, Takami! I just learned from another blogger that the 8th of January is always “national (international?) bird day.” 🙂 I didn’t know that! These kingfishers are exquisite. I’ve never seen one up close and personal before, but your photos make me feel as though I have. I’m so glad you got to see them in your park and take photos — what a wonderful way to start 2016!
What a sharp, cute photograph! Love the shallow depth of field on the picture. Well done!
Hello Bob,
Happy New Year!
Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting. It means a lot, coming from a well-respected and veteran photographer like you 🙂
As you know, I’m no bird expert, but I happened to know that this was a female Kingfisher. As she (and her partner) were residents of our local park. Hubby and I waited a long time to get a first glimpse (2 years!) and it was a perfect way to start the new year.
I am not a border either nor am I an authority on plants and flowers. I do a lot of research to discover the names and species of both birds and flowers. Still they are all beautiful and fun to capture as best as I can. You do a wonderful job with your photographs
So beautiful!
Thank you Jill! She was a real beauty, and I think she knew it too 🙂
こんばんは（●＾o＾●）
いつも素敵な必殺のワンショットを有難うございます(^^♪
wakasahs15th様☆
こんばんは！こちらこそ、いつも温かい励ましのお言葉をいただきありがとうございます。この日やっとやっと憧れのカワセミに出会いました☆ほんっとに嬉しかったです（＾＾）