Belted Kingfisher

Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
edited June 28, 2010 in Wildlife
This bird is one of the hardest birds to get close to, and last weekend there had been 3 of them spotted by us, one took off and the other 2 had been going back and forth on us all morning. Managed to capture this guy taking a break.

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Regards - Dennis

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  • desertfischdesertfisch Registered Users Posts: 35 Big grins
    edited June 24, 2010
    Absolutely, positively fantastic. Comp, color, everything great shot.
    can't sing, can't draw, so here it is.
  • IraRunyanIraRunyan Registered Users Posts: 1,013 Major grins
    edited June 24, 2010
    Love It!! Great color and background with a fantastic perch. Job well done.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited June 24, 2010
    Dennis Kaczor wrote: »
    This bird is one of the hardest birds to get close to

    :nah Nope...it is THE hardest! :D

    Excellent image and catch, Dennis. clap.gif

    One early morn, I was just leaving a wooded area heading out to the dike at Sprague's Flow at Necedah NWR and there sat a Kingfisher...perfectly perched for what seemed like forever. By the time I stopped the car ever so slowly...fumbled for an early light setting and raised the camera...he took off!
  • snowman1snowman1 Registered Users Posts: 272 Major grins
    edited June 24, 2010
    Very nice capture




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  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2010
    desertfisch wrote: »
    Absolutely, positively fantastic. Comp, color, everything great shot.


    DItto!
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2010
    clap.gifclap
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  • CKjeepCKjeep Registered Users Posts: 34 Big grins
    edited June 25, 2010
    i've spent hours trying to get a pic of those and they always get away. great shot
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2010
    Good capture of particularly uncooperative subject.
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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2010
    desertfisch wrote: »
    Absolutely, positively fantastic. Comp, color, everything great shot.

    Thank you for the comments and kind words on this image and glad that you liked it.
    Regards - Dennis

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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2010
    IraRunyan wrote: »
    Love It!! Great color and background with a fantastic perch. Job well done.

    Thank you very much Ira for the comments and kind words as well. I seem to be lucky this year with these birds, but oh so hard to capture most other times...
    Regards - Dennis

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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2010
    Ric Grupe wrote: »
    :nah Nope...it is THE hardest! :D

    Excellent image and catch, Dennis. clap.gif

    One early morn, I was just leaving a wooded area heading out to the dike at Sprague's Flow at Necedah NWR and there sat a Kingfisher...perfectly perched for what seemed like forever. By the time I stopped the car ever so slowly...fumbled for an early light setting and raised the camera...he took off!

    Thanks Ric for the comments

    That is the way it is most times with these birds, they just see you move and they are gone in a heart beat. I have that happen to me so many times in the past, you see them close to you in a tree and move ever so slow and before you know it they are out of there chattering as they go.

    They are sure a big challege.
    Regards - Dennis

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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2010
    snowman1 wrote: »
    Very nice capture




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    Thanks Doug, they sure are fun trying to capture.
    Regards - Dennis

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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2010
    angevin1 wrote: »
    DItto!

    Thanks Tom for the Ditto.
    Regards - Dennis

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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2010
    dlplumer wrote: »
    clap.gifclap

    Thanks Dan for the double clapping on this image, some how that does not sound right.
    Regards - Dennis

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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2010
    CKjeep wrote: »
    i've spent hours trying to get a pic of those and they always get away. great shot

    I know the feeling they are one of the hardest birds to capture and when they are close you make a sudden move and they are gone. I just kept trying all the time and that is all that you can do. You will capture them faster then you think, and thanks for the comment.
    Regards - Dennis

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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2010
    Harryb wrote: »
    Good capture of particularly uncooperative subject.

    Thanks Harry, and no kidding about being uncooperative.
    Regards - Dennis

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  • erez avrahamerez avraham Registered Users Posts: 8 Beginner grinner
    edited June 26, 2010
    Good capture
    We in Israel. kingfishers One of the birds Most easy to photograph.
    But of course enter the Cover early morning and wait.

    But your more beautiful kingfishers.





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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2010
    erez avraham wrote: »
    We in Israel. kingfishers One of the birds Most easy to photograph.
    But of course enter the Cover early morning and wait.

    But your more beautiful kingfishers.





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    Wow so there easy there and real tough here that is for sure. I don't know about ours being more beautiful, I like the colours on yours, the bird really stands out. Either way I like the kingfishers, so will call it a tie...Grin!
    Regards - Dennis

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  • SeatimeSeatime Registered Users Posts: 112 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2010
    Nice shot. The little guy looks like he was enjoying it!
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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2010
    Seatime wrote: »
    Nice shot. The little guy looks like he was enjoying it!

    Thanks for the comments and yes I would say he was as well, until the shutter started going, and he heard the noise and took right off.
    Regards - Dennis

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