Grey-Headed Kingfisher

Gallery: AvianPosted April 26, 2011210 views16 comments

On one of the rare days we had some nice afternoon sunshine during my 2007 trip to Tanzania, we found this little fellow perched near the road along the shores of Lake Manyara. It was surprisingly cooperative given our proximity, allowing me to snap a few shots before flying away.

Canon 40D
Canon 500mm f/4 IS
ISO 160
1/1000th
f/5

Max

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Robert Holguin on April 26, 2011 at 3:01 AM

Beautiful looking bird. Love the colors and the detail. Great background and perch. A job well done.

Registered on January 25, 2011, 44 Posts, 294 Comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on April 26, 2011 at 3:15 AM

Wonderful species, well captured- Fine detail, pose and awesome BG- Excellent job on this, Fabio

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on April 26, 2011 at 3:56 AM

Very nicely exposed capture of this very attractive Kingfisher Max. I really like the thorny perch and the fact that you caught the subject with it's bill opening, making it appear as though it was attempting communication with you ;^)

Very nice image indeed :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Karen Summers on April 26, 2011 at 6:06 AM

what a fantastic looking bird and a great shot of it to

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 26, 2011 at 7:02 AM

A nice comp Max with good BG, interesting perch, and nice open beak pose. Your exposure looks very good too. Hard to assess critical detail and sharpness from the smaller version.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 26, 2011 at 8:40 AM

How cool is he. Magnificent color, pose and eye contact.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on April 26, 2011 at 8:55 AM

Beautifully composed subject, wonderful perch and gorgeous vibrant colors!

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Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on April 26, 2011 at 9:16 AM

The colours of the bird just pop from that excellent African BG.
the lighting is great

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 26, 2011 at 2:16 PM

Nice pose, habitat, colours and open beak!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 26, 2011 at 2:26 PM

Nice composition and I like the perch a lot, Max.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on April 26, 2011 at 8:35 PM

Great image. Love the perch. Nice eye contact and light. I continue to be amazed by the vast array of different kingfishers. So different in their coloring, but each easily identifiable as a kingfisher by the shape of the beak.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 26, 2011 at 8:43 PM

Nice light and details, esp in the blacks. The perch looks painful! Nice image. Sharon

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 26, 2011 at 8:50 PM

Great look at this beauty, Max. Great colors in the bird, nice pleasing background and very well composed. Very nice image.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on April 27, 2011 at 3:26 AM

Fabulous bird well captured. I especially like the head-turn and the open bill adds interest.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 27, 2011 at 4:25 PM

What a interesting bird with good directional light to bring out the colors, that bill is almost as big as the kingfisher. I go back and forth on the crop (vertical vs horizontal) but a fine image as is, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Luca Mussato on April 27, 2011 at 4:46 PM

great colors and good composition, on my screen there is a lost of details in the black part of the wing.

Luca

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