king fisher

[dannylightning]

he only seems to come close enough to shoot on days with bad lighting.

i got about 300 shots of this bird today, most of them are pretty similar. he flew from one little deat tree to the next a few time. and he decided to weight till the very second that i lowered my camera each time lol.

king fisher 20151128-DSC_4960 by Daniel Caldwell, on Flickr

 

[jcdeboever]

Cool, king fisher fay

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[oldhippy]

Nice Shot Dan. Great isolation of subject and the colors are very nice.

 

[dxqcanada]

Kingfishers are very smart. They know about us photographers ...
You are lucky to get that much time with one, when I have tried to catch them they seem to know that I am around ... these buggers need to be photographed with much strategy, patience, and a blind in the right area.

Great shot ... better than I've ever got ... hmm, I think I still hear the sound of them laughing as they fly away from me.

 

[dannylightning]

Thanks guys, this bird is pretty people friendly he hangs out at the beaver marsh parks boardwalk area Often, you just got to be there on a day where he comes close and he is pretty easy to get photos of,

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[squirl033]

nice, clear shot. just getting close enough for a shot is no small feat with these guys... if you're fortunate to find one that's relatively accustomed to people, take advantage of it!!

 

[bulldurham]

A friendly Kingfisher...I've never heard of such a bird..ours are all so skittish that catching one off-guard is just a tad short of a miracle. Nice capture.

 

[dannylightning]

kids are running around on the boardwalk and being loud and it just sets in its little tree waiting to see a fish.

 

[baturn]

Nice! I have to agree with those saying how difficult these little beggars can be to catch up to.

 

[nathan cox]

Awesome job mate

 

[zippidydoodah]

stop! What is it?