There are about ninety different species of kingfisher distributed throughout the world. They occur on every continent except for Antarctica. It’s always a pleasure to spot one, usually perched above a body of water, intensely watching for fish below. Here are just two of the brightly colored kingfishers that I’ve seen. The top image, a green-backed kingfisher, was photographed in Indonesia and the bottom, an Amazon kingfisher, was photographed in Brazil. Top: Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200) ISO 800, f/2.8 at 1/40th of a second
Bottom: Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm), plus Nikkor 1.4x teleconverter (total of 550mm) ISO 800, f/5.6 at 1/500th of a second
Beautiful images of the Kingfishers.
Amazing that there are so many varieties.
The all have that marvelous poise & beautifully shaped beak.
There is a very Bright Blue one in Ireland(my Country) but I still have not managed to shoot one.
Many people do not realise how small they are so it was great to see them big in your images.
I love seeing your bird shots because it’s so hard to see the details of birds in the wild since they are constantly moving. Some feather patterns are so incredibly beautiful. Also, Kingfisher is a great band name, undoubtedly taken already, so I think I’ll just change my last name to it.
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great pic of the king fisher, ( great pic. and grat color ect.
Patient and calm—favorite of all, these birds—parallax to solve.(
They don’t even look related
Uggghhh birds.
I guess I like the 2nd one better.
Great photos! Love the kingfishers and all birds. I see one a lot by the pond near my home.
Difficult to get close enough for a good photo.
Great shots of one of my favorite birds, the day is always brighter when you see one.
Sean,.
Beautiful images of the Kingfishers.
Amazing that there are so many varieties.
The all have that marvelous poise & beautifully shaped beak.
There is a very Bright Blue one in Ireland(my Country) but I still have not managed to shoot one.
Many people do not realise how small they are so it was great to see them big in your images.
Thanks
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I love seeing your bird shots because it’s so hard to see the details of birds in the wild since they are constantly moving. Some feather patterns are so incredibly beautiful. Also, Kingfisher is a great band name, undoubtedly taken already, so I think I’ll just change my last name to it.