Young Fisherman

Gallery: AvianPosted February 27, 2012183 views10 comments

Here is an image of a young Malachite Kingfisher just after it dove in the water to retrieve a small Dragonfly. Its parents are pushing it out to get its own food. I like the pose, the fact that it has a meal in its beak and the plain BG.

Canon 1D MKiv
Canon 500mm plus 1.4 ext
1/1000
F/7.1
ISO 400
Distance from subject approximately 8 meters.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Dottie Short on February 27, 2012 at 6:24 PM

Neal I agree with all of your likes!! I like the irradiance colors of the bird's wing and head, the water drops on it's upper chest, and the sparkle on the wings of the dragonfly. An excellent image in every respect.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 27, 2012 at 10:59 PM

Nice sharp image. I am always amazed at how small their feet are. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Verdon on February 28, 2012 at 12:21 AM

three thumbs up

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 28, 2012 at 6:01 AM

Love colours and detail Neal

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on February 28, 2012 at 9:52 AM

Great capture and the picture tells a story. As we said in the old days "a Kodak moment".

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Comment posted by David Haynes on February 28, 2012 at 7:09 PM

Neal,
Great capture to go along with your story. This little fellow really feels proud of this dinner he's captured. The dragonfly looks like it was about as pretty as the fisher is. Very colorful bird. Nice and sharp with great feather details, a perfect blurred background, and a nice perch . What's not to like about this image? Sweet Neal.

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on February 28, 2012 at 7:44 PM

Neal, well done. The colors are amazing and the fact you got it with a dragonfly in its mouth make it even better!!.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on February 28, 2012 at 10:27 PM

Love kingfishers. Great image, great colors, sharpness and pose. The water droplets on the chest add a lot for me.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 29, 2012 at 2:20 PM

Everything comes together on this, perch, background, colorful bird and wonderful detail, way to go.

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Comment posted by May Haga on March 1, 2012 at 10:51 AM

Outstanding capture Neal. Everything works.
May

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