Belted Kingfisher

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Joemeche

Joemeche

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A unique bird with an unmistakable chatter. Doesn't take to being photographed, for some reason. Great subjects for digiscoping.

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Good shots. I think the resident kingfishers at the Edmonds marina have become used to people, as they are not terribly shy. After catching a fish, they will hold it by the tail with their bill and slam it head first on a rock or something metal to kill it before swallowing it.
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Nice series, Joe. Kingfishers are tough! Africa is the only place I've been where they're not that shy. Everywhere else it seems they're very difficult to close to without a blind.

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this is the only good kingfisher shot i have... would've preferred to get the female, with the rusty "belt", but with these little stinkers, i'll take whatever i can get!! this is the full-frame original, shot at 400mm from about 25 feet away, straight from the camera, just resized for posting... i'd normally crop this a bit for composition before printing.

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