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Beautiful Chris! Iām with you on that one. They are almost addictive. I had an opportunity yesterday to snap a few of one with a fish but he was pretty far off and the autofocus kept hunting due to the low light. I did get a few shots but havenāt reviewed them yet. I donāt think they will be very sharp. I love that second shot. Well done
Gordon, Many ThanksSuper
Ralph,Beautiful Chris! Iām with you on that one. They are almost addictive. I had an opportunity yesterday to snap a few of one with a fish but he was pretty far off and the autofocus kept hunting due to the low light. I did get a few shots but havenāt reviewed them yet. I donāt think they will be very sharp. I love that second shot. Well done
Many Thanks Desertratz
There weāre a couple that weāre salvageable but he was so far away that they arenāt worth posting. The focus is a bit off as well. Here are 2 below . Nothing close to what you got. Yours are very close and sharp. Nicely done. In the picture below, he turned his head to give me a little more light on the eye but he swallowed the fish after 2 shots. Of course, right after he swallowed the fish he turn more to give me better light and focus. But even then, because of the distance from the camera it wasnāt very good. It appears that I did discover his go to place for food. Next trip out I will spend a little more time in that location and maybe get lucky.
, These are great! The submerged ghost-forest adds SO much to the picture any focus issues are hardly noticeableā¦
Larry I agree
Thanks Larry. I guess I pixel peep too much
Thanks Larry. I guess I pixel peep too much
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Larry, that is the female. Males donāt have that rust colored marking. It kind of goes against the common believe that all bird males always have the most coloration. The photo below is also a female. Check out this link. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Belted_Kingfisher/idView attachment 74284
Chris & Ralphā¦. First, excuse this not so good shotā¦ but, Ralph, you said the kingfishers at your pond were males. This one on our osprey pole has the russet colored belt that (I think?) distinguishes the bird as a male. Your shots and Chrisā did not have this marking. So Iām confused
Okie Dokieā¦.uh..DUHHH!
stupid moment hereā¦. Thanks!
Not stupid at all. At first, I thought exactly the same thing until I looked it up on the Merlin app.Okie Dokieā¦.uh..DUHHH!
