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amyandmark3 Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #1 · 1st KingFisher Just lucked into this one, I know the quality isn't great ( 5D; 70-200 w/1.4x tc is all I had), but I'll take it! Mark cropped quite a bit: cropped even more: Oct 29, 2009 at 07:55 PM

Martin Good Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #2 · 1st KingFisher These guys are hard to catch Mark from what I read here on FM. You did well to seize the opportunity and with the gear you had. I like the first one best, almost looks like he is saying, No Swimming, can't you see Martin Oct 29, 2009 at 08:02 PM

Karl Witt Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #3 · 1st KingFisher Those little son of a guns are teasers that is for sure! This is like bait to get you to come back and chase them again You have a good start, now go back again and again and again and ......................good luck! Congrats! Karl............... Oct 29, 2009 at 08:05 PM

munzir.khan Online Buy and Sell: On p.1 #4 · 1st KingFisher very good for the first KF... you would wish to have cropping body to have it more closer look, bit of PP require in this shot..... lovely looking kf here Oct 29, 2009 at 08:05 PM

danjacquitaylo Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #5 · 1st KingFisher Very good first KF Mark. My first KF looked like a mosquito in the pic Dan Oct 29, 2009 at 08:11 PM

amyandmark3 Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #6 · 1st KingFisher Thanks for the comments fellas. Karl, to be honest, I had serious doubts as to whether we had Kingfishers in Indiana or not... I mean, I read that they live here, but I had never seen one in my 2 years of shooting birds until today. Munzir, yes, definitely would want a cropper if I was going out for birds, especially these small guys, but I was just out hoping to shoot a few geese with my son and lucked into this KF showing up. Dan, With no cropping, this one looks similar to your mosquito! lol. Mark Oct 29, 2009 at 08:24 PM

Lil Judd Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #7 · 1st KingFisher Congratulations Mark, I know just how hard it is to catch one of these guys.... They laugh & mock me all the time. Lil Oct 29, 2009 at 08:42 PM

David Israel Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #8 · 1st KingFisher Hey Mark, congratulations. The first time you capture any species is always special, and I'm glad that you shared it with us. My wife and I will be in the Bloomington, IN area shooting fall colors this weekend. Where did you see this guy at? I know that there are KF's at Lake Monroe (though I have yet to capture one there). Dave Oct 29, 2009 at 08:51 PM

Jim Woidat Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #9 · 1st KingFisher The elusive Belted KF, one of my favorites! Congrats on the capture, that's an exciting moment! I just saw my first KF ever last weekend, but it was about 75 yards out. Even with a 500, had to crop so much that the image is pretty degraded. Oct 29, 2009 at 08:54 PM

amyandmark3 Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #10 · 1st KingFisher Thanks Lil, this is the 1st KF I've ever seen, but there's a GBH or two in the area that taunt and mock me most of the time I go to this same area. David, thanks, I saw him at a small lake just southeast of Indianapolis about 2 miles from my house. Thanks Jim, exciting it was! I couldn't believe he was just sitting there waiting for me to snap off 4-5 frames before he took off. If I had my old 1D2 and 400, I would have had about 20 frames and twice the reach, agh!!! lol.... Mark Oct 29, 2009 at 09:09 PM

Tim Kuhn Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #11 · 1st KingFisher Congrats Mark! You may never get closer than that with these guys They can be so difficult. Better luck next time, there will be one now that you know this guy is around Tim Oct 29, 2009 at 09:14 PM

KirkB Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #12 · 1st KingFisher A first is a first... congratulations Mark. My experience with the SoCal KF's has been pretty good. Yes, they're skittish... but I have found that they never fly too far away so you can follow them at times fairly easily and once in awhile get some closer than usual opportunities. So be patient, persistent, and stealthy. Better luck next time... because there's always next time. Kirk Oct 29, 2009 at 09:28 PM

amyandmark3 Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #13 · 1st KingFisher Thanks Tim and Kirk. I'm not very good at being stealthy (or patient!), I'm afraid I'm gonna have to rely on good old fashioned luck to have this happen again! haha! Mark Oct 30, 2009 at 12:15 PM

Migara Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #14 · 1st KingFisher Congrats Mark, nice capture! Oct 30, 2009 at 03:04 PM

amyandmark3 Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #15 · 1st KingFisher Migara wrote: Congrats Mark, nice capture! Thank you mark Oct 30, 2009 at 10:42 PM

Brenton Biggs Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #16 · 1st KingFisher Not bad for a first attempt! Oct 30, 2009 at 10:53 PM

ReyPet Online Image Upload: On p.1 #17 · 1st KingFisher I have been trying to get a decent shot of a Kingfisher all summer. It is has been one of my favorites since I first saw one on the Horicon Marsh in Wisconsin. I have seen as many as four at a time in a tree but too far away. They seem to be among the most averse to any approach and seem to find perches that are difficult or impossible to get near without being detected . I thought I had one earlier this week but it flew into a tree with the sun behind it. Then it saw me before I could get to the other side of the tree and left. This a heavily cropped shot from across a slough. Edited on Oct 31, 2009 at 01:38 AM · View previous versions Oct 30, 2009 at 11:16 PM

Duane N Online Image Upload: Off p.1 #18 · 1st KingFisher I call these guys Devil birds for good reason. I've come to the conclusion that it will be pure luck to get a good shot of one. Confratulations on your capture. They prefer certain perches so maybe hide out early to get a better opportunity with this one. Oct 30, 2009 at 11:53 PM

ReyPet Online Image Upload: On p.1 #19 · 1st KingFisher Yesterday this Kingfisher toyed with me for about an hour. I identified three favored perches along the shore of a small island, Marsh Island for locals, and each time I got any kind of clear view it flew to one of the other perches. Fun but a bit frustrating. Nov 07, 2009 at 11:50 PM

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