Belted kingfisher

[dangles]

I have been trying for years to get a good image of this species but they are very skittish. Maybe this one felt sorry for me and gave me the opportunity I needed.


Canon 1D Mark IIN
Canon 500mm with 1.4 TC
1/1600 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Evaluative
Exp comp: +1/3
ISO: 400

[Harryb]

Good capture Duane of an extremely difficult subject.

[stevehapp]

Nice one, duane.
She is a very cute bird..

:)

[Ric Grupe]

So...that's what they look like! :roflMaybe I need a 500.:nod

Excellent shot! :clap

[The Curious Camel]

Wow, he's beautiful.

gail

[bfjr]

Good capture Duane of an extremely difficult subject.

:agree

[dlplumer]

Best kingfisher I have ever seen :clap

[SoonerShawn]

Excellent shot. I have tried numerous times to get a shot of a Kingfisher, but you are exactly right. They are very skittish. I've never come even close. So congrats! You made the most of this opp.

[raptorcaptor]

One of the hardest birds to get close to! Great shot! :clap

[nrmdisk]

Wonderful shot! I shot my first KF this past week, but he was so far away it was hard to tell it was a KF.

[luisv]

Excellent shot, Duane. :bow