p.1 #1 · Belted kingfisher prepping for migration north
A male belted kingfisher spent a few weeks at my local park pond as he voraciously fed in preparation for the trip north. So many opportunities to photograph these amazing birds. Tucson, AZ.
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p.1 #2 · Belted kingfisher prepping for migration north
Wow, great shots. Those guys are very shy up in WA. There are a couple at the lake my wife and I paddle board and I have a hard time getting within 100 ft. of them.
p.1 #9 · Belted kingfisher prepping for migration north
Jim Dockery wrote:
Wow, great shots. Those guys are very shy up in WA. There are a couple at the lake my wife and I paddle board and I have a hard time getting within 100 ft. of them.
Thank you! They are shy, but I'm fortunate the pond is small, in a public park and by watching it, I saw its favorite perches and just sat and waited for it to come to them. If someone walked by it would fly, but eventually come back!
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Danny Young wrote:
Beautiful shots and well taken. We have the "Sacred Kingfiher" here and would love to see the belted. Nice work.
Danny.
Thank you! And I would love to see a Sacred Kingfisher, beautiful bird (I just looked it up). Thank you again!
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DivineFocus wrote:
Really a nice set, Jeffry. I typically prefer frame filling subject isolation but I'm loving that last shot. Well done.
p.1 #12 · Belted kingfisher prepping for migration north
Great shooting Jeffry on this challenging subject. You got some great dive images! I also really like the last image with a little less of the log on top perhaps but it is a nice open comp
Karl Witt wrote:
Great shooting Jeffry on this challenging subject. You got some great dive images! I also really like the last image with a little less of the log on top perhaps but it is a nice open comp
Karl
Thank you! I like the crop idea! Sometimes I just keep things in the original dimensions without experimenting.
