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So, here's the back story...we are boating down the river and there are kingfishers flying all over...pied, grey headed, malachite....on branches, hovering you name it. Our boat captain tells us to look at the top of the tree and there's a kingfisher nest....so my wife, daughter and I look and look and look and all we can see is this somewhat mottled brownish bird with a rather large beak sitting in a very large nest. We say to him, "Kingfisher" and he says yes, kingfisher nest...we look at each other and are so confused...it doesn't look like a kingfisher...it looks like a baby fish eagle, large, hooked beak...we ask again and start to question whether kingfishers metamorphose into that small beautiful bird with a pointy bill...so we finally ask, do you really mean kingfisher...and he starts to laugh...we had been seeing so many and talking about kingfishers so much that that is what came out of his mouth....of course it was a baby African Fish Eagle...and so here it is...the giant kingfisher baby masquerading as an African Fish Eagle.
Eric

http://eyelaser.smugmug.com/Nature/Uganda-2015/i-D4VRx5z/0/X2/CS3P0355%202fisheaglet-X2.jpg



Apr 14, 2015 at 06:55 AM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · A baby kingfisher in the nest...WHAT?


Nice Eric This does not look like an up angle to me .Are we going to see some kings in flight?


Apr 14, 2015 at 07:02 AM
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Very nice and sharp, and shot from a boat no less. Well done.

Fred



Apr 14, 2015 at 07:06 AM
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Michael Rucci wrote:
Nice Eric This does not look like an up angle to me .Are we going to see some kings in flight?


It was a big "up"...but being further away when I took the shot it does not give that impression. I will see if I have a long range shot to show perspective. And there may be a few in flight kingfishers in the future but as you know, my bif skill is pretty limited.
Eric



Apr 14, 2015 at 07:33 AM
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OBXGuide wrote:
Very nice and sharp, and shot from a boat no less. Well done.

Fred


Thanks Fred...high shutter speeds to mitigate the rocking seemed to work well...timing the rock became a bit like a video game.
Eric



Apr 14, 2015 at 07:34 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · A baby kingfisher in the nest...WHAT?


Super shot Eric... the story makes it even better...
I guess technically, this one is Prince Fisher
regards,
bruce



Apr 14, 2015 at 07:37 AM
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That's a stare if I ever saw one Eric!! Sharp, detailed..great color on this "kf-eagle"...Love all the flowering blossoms around the nest. Great capture!
Dan

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Apr 14, 2015 at 08:49 AM
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Danpbphoto wrote:
That's a stare if I ever saw one Eric!! Sharp, detailed..great color on this eagle...Love all the flowering blossoms around the nest. Great capture!
Dan


My thoughts exactly!!! Love it.

Birdie



Apr 14, 2015 at 08:54 AM
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Thanks for the nice comments everyone.
Eric



Apr 15, 2015 at 06:36 AM
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Great find and capture, Eric. Where was this shot?

Jim



Apr 15, 2015 at 12:02 PM
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nice background and story. thanks for sharing


Apr 15, 2015 at 01:01 PM
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jfwoodman wrote:
Great find and capture, Eric. Where was this shot?

Jim

Thanks Jim, from Murchison Falls (Nile River), Uganda
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kdacharya wrote:
nice background and story. thanks for sharing


Thanks KD

Eric



Apr 15, 2015 at 01:11 PM
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I have been know to do something similar Eric. It's a very nice shot BTW ~ Ron


Apr 15, 2015 at 09:07 PM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · A baby kingfisher in the nest...WHAT?


Great story Eric. When I was in Vietnam we were on a boat in Halong Bay and the guide kept pointing out the "seagulls" at least that is what it sounded like. Luckily I was smart enough to recognize that they were really Sea Eagles. Which were actually black kites.

Nice image of this eaglet.

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Apr 15, 2015 at 10:39 PM
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Nice shot. KF's don't grow (at least nest) on trees you know!
You certainly got some good KF shots .
Don



Apr 15, 2015 at 10:43 PM
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nice one Eric


Apr 16, 2015 at 04:14 AM





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