Belted Kingfisher tenderizing his breakfast
p.1 #1Belted Kingfisher tenderizing his breakfast
Nikon Z8; Nikon 600mm f/4E FL ED VR with Nikon FTZ II.
Dec 05, 2025 at 10:54 AM
p.1 #2Belted Kingfisher tenderizing his breakfast
Terrific series of getting his meal down the hatch! I like how the inner eyelid is closing to protect the eye as it wrangles its meal.
Eric
Eric
Dec 05, 2025 at 12:44 PM
p.1 #3Belted Kingfisher tenderizing his breakfast
These all look very good to me. TFS
John
John
Dec 05, 2025 at 02:15 PM
p.1 #5Belted Kingfisher tenderizing his breakfast
Really fine series, Gerald!
Douglas
Douglas
Dec 07, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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p.1 #6Belted Kingfisher tenderizing his breakfast
Great work with these tricky to expose birds
Morris
Morris
Dec 07, 2025 at 09:27 PM
p.1 #7Belted Kingfisher tenderizing his breakfast
To capture or not to capture such is the opportunity. Well done on these. Great job! 
Dec 08, 2025 at 05:59 AM
p.1 #8Belted Kingfisher tenderizing his breakfast
*HER* breakfast. The rufous band across the lower chest and on the sides.indicates that this is a female. The male Belted Kingfisher is all white in those areas.
Nice shots. I have taken photos of them doing that with a catch but have never been able to get close enough to get any as good as these.
Nice shots. I have taken photos of them doing that with a catch but have never been able to get close enough to get any as good as these.
Dec 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
p.1 #9Belted Kingfisher tenderizing his breakfast
xtabber wrote:
*HER* breakfast. The rufous band across the lower chest and on the sides.indicates that this is a female. The male Belted Kingfisher is all white in those areas.
Nice shots. I have taken photos of them doing that with a catch but have never been able to get close enough to get any as good as these.
Yes, a female and they whack the fish to stun it. They don't want the fish flapping about as they try to position the fish so they can swallow it head first.
Good shots.
*HER* breakfast. The rufous band across the lower chest and on the sides.indicates that this is a female. The male Belted Kingfisher is all white in those areas.
Nice shots. I have taken photos of them doing that with a catch but have never been able to get close enough to get any as good as these.
Yes, a female and they whack the fish to stun it. They don't want the fish flapping about as they try to position the fish so they can swallow it head first.
Good shots.
Dec 13, 2025 at 01:25 PM