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Kingfisher vs Crayfish

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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

Hardly a fair fight. I was sitting on the bank of Baldwin Lake at the LA Arboretum when this guy showed up with his catch. I've seen them do this with fish but first time I've seen one eat a crayfish. Wish he would have been a little closer, pretty big crops. Thanks for looking !
Gary

NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2000s 1600 ISO -1.0 EV

The windup

NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2000s 1600 ISO -1.0 EV

And then smash !

NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2000s 1600 ISO -1.0 EV

NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2000s 1600 ISO -1.0 EV

NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2000s 1600 ISO -1.0 EV

NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2000s 1600 ISO -1.0 EV

NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2000s 1600 ISO -1.0 EV

NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/2000s 1600 ISO -1.0 EV

NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/3200s 1600 ISO -1.0 EV

NIKON Z 9 NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x lens 560mm f/6.3 1/3200s 1600 ISO -1.0 EV

Oct 26, 2023 at 08:27 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

The quality is holding up for this size presentation. Great looking set Gary. There hard to get close to and you captured some nice detail in the white neck band which is hard.

Morris

Oct 26, 2023 at 08:37 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

Man, smash it till the sharp bits and bobs fly off and soften it up to make it easier to swallow. Yikes! Aren't you glad they are a whole lot smaller than us?

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Great catch Gary, even heavily cropped the detail is there, well done.
Eric

Oct 26, 2023 at 08:56 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

Lovely set and thanks for sharing.

Glad someone realizes that not everyone have 40 inch screens to look at the photos on. I hate when my 24 inch screen make it so that I have to scroll. Redundant to look at the photos as it doesn't work.

Thank you for sharing your lovely photos in here.

What a catch for both of you

Lil

Oct 26, 2023 at 10:47 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

Gary,

Good for you, you must have been very excited when you saw him land. They are not easy to capture and even being close, you did well.

Great capture!

Chris S.

Oct 26, 2023 at 11:12 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

Wonderful set and behavior you have captured. This is something that most of us will never see.

Birdie

Oct 26, 2023 at 11:34 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

Does not seem like a fair fight. Great images, Bruce

Oct 26, 2023 at 11:51 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

Special series Gary. I suspect your heart may have been beating faster than normal when you were shooting these.

Oct 26, 2023 at 12:22 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

What a catch Gary, super set of action images!!

Oct 26, 2023 at 12:56 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

Terrific set of behavioral shots!

Oct 26, 2023 at 01:12 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

morris wrote:
The quality is holding up for this size presentation. Great looking set Gary. There hard to get close to and you captured some nice detail in the white neck band which is hard.

Morris
Thanks Morris
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Erictator wrote:
Man, smash it till the sharp bits and bobs fly off and soften it up to make it easier to swallow. Yikes! Aren't you glad they are a whole lot smaller than us?

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Great catch Gary, even heavily cropped the detail is there, well done.
Eric
Thanks Eric. Yup, they're pretty ferocious little birds

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Lil Judd wrote:
Lovely set and thanks for sharing.

Glad someone realizes that not everyone have 40 inch screens to look at the photos on. I hate when my 24 inch screen make it so that I have to scroll. Redundant to look at the photos as it doesn't work.

Thank you for sharing your lovely photos in here.

What a catch for both of you

Lil

Thanks Lil. I'm with you. I really dislike scrolling to see the whole photo. Most times I'll just pass. I realize you can click on the photo to downsize but I rarely do that either.

Oct 27, 2023 at 10:09 AM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

Awesome set my friend !

Ronny

Oct 27, 2023 at 11:01 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

Ronny Olsson wrote:
Awesome set my friend !

Ronny

Much appreciated Ronny

Oct 28, 2023 at 07:55 AM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

Thats a great set Gary, they are a tough bird to get close too. Great sequence you have captured. My neck started to hurt looking at the windup. You captured some fine detail in 3 & 8 as pieces go flying.

Dave

Oct 28, 2023 at 02:54 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

That sequence of 1,2 and then SMASH is awesome Gary

Sweet series!

Karl

Oct 28, 2023 at 04:16 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

Lots of action going on here! that was not an ''easy'' meal!

Oct 28, 2023 at 09:09 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

Very cool sequence. TFS.

Oct 28, 2023 at 10:12 PM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

Nice set. I managed to get similar shots once, but it did not stay around to swallow it?

Did you get to see it go down the throat?

Tony

Oct 28, 2023 at 11:51 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

Kingfisher with her catch. Well captured Gary.

John

Oct 29, 2023 at 07:30 AM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Kingfisher vs Crayfish

Dave_E wrote:
Thats a great set Gary, they are a tough bird to get close too. Great sequence you have captured. My neck started to hurt looking at the windup. You captured some fine detail in 3 & 8 as pieces go flying.

Dave
Thanks Dave
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Karl Witt wrote:
That sequence of 1,2 and then SMASH is awesome Gary

Sweet series!

Karl

Thanks very much Karl
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juankgigo wrote:
Lots of action going on here! that was not an ''easy'' meal!

They do work for it

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DivineFocus wrote:
Very cool sequence. TFS.
Thank you

Oct 29, 2023 at 08:56 AM

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