There was a Grey Wagtail and some Mandarins seen in a stream just down our road, and though I'd seen them both before I still needed some good pictures of them, especially since the Grey Wagtail was a new species for the area. Just as we were about to set off, I went to check our flooded garden for mallards and saw the wagtail! It's very interesting to think that had we gone to the stream, we would've missed them. I got my camera, crouched in the water and sort of waddled towards it. Once I got less than a metre away from it, it flew to the neighbour's garden and a second one arrived! After 20 minutes or so of watching it catch flies, I managed this shot.
This was one of the moments where you can really just sit there for ages and appreciate the bird. It's not exactly rare, but I just thought I'd share it.
Lovely pose from your Wagtail Rishaan!
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Thank you! It took many attempts because they just hate sitting still
Nice to see, and yes, they can be hard to photo, so well done.
Mike
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