Belted kingfisher with fish.
Sep 22, 2019 15:29:01 #
Good capture. A little dark on the Kingfisher's eye.
Sep 22, 2019 15:43:05 #
luck to get what wrote:
Good capture. A little dark on the Kingfisher's eye.
Thanks Jeff and for stopping by. Dark eye and all I'm lucky to get what I got. vz
Sep 22, 2019 16:03:26 #
Sep 22, 2019 17:26:33 #
GreatLakes.Wil
Loc: Ohio
An almost unbelievable shot. I kayak the waters on and near Lake Erie, and see numerous kingfishers. They are a very skittish bird and difficult to approach. Although I'm not sure this forum supports it, I would love to know more about how you accomplished this difficult shot. Kudos!
Sep 22, 2019 17:31:58 #
Sep 22, 2019 18:41:13 #
Sep 22, 2019 18:50:08 #
GreatLakes.Wil wrote:
An almost unbelievable shot. I kayak the waters on and near Lake Erie, and see numerous kingfishers. They are a very skittish bird and difficult to approach. Although I'm not sure this forum supports it, I would love to know more about how you accomplished this difficult shot. Kudos!
Thanks very much Wil. It's no mystery just patience. I set up with my tripod with gimbal head in a known habitat wearing muted colors and wait. I am in a clump of reeds which helps obscure me but I'm sure that they know I'm there but pose no threat. Wait some more and move slowly but deliberately. vz
Sep 22, 2019 18:51:28 #
Sep 22, 2019 19:37:42 #
GreatLakes.Wil
Loc: Ohio
vonzip wrote:
Thanks very much Wil. It's no mystery just patience. I set up with my tripod with gimbal head in a known habitat wearing muted colors and wait. I am in a clump of reeds which helps obscure me but I'm sure that they know I'm there but pose no threat. Wait some more and move slowly but deliberately. vz
vz... thanks for the reply. Once again, congrats!
Sep 22, 2019 21:25:42 #
Sep 22, 2019 21:34:51 #
vonzip wrote:
I was shooting through the reeds for this shot. On the download and then the magnification two eyes can easily be seen staring at the camera.
Looked great on download, Erik. However, I only saw one eye. Guess I need to make an appointment with my optometrist.
Sep 22, 2019 21:38:11 #
Annie-Get-Your-Gun wrote:
Looked great on download, Erik. However, I only s... (show quote)
I just looked again and see the second eye belongs to the fish.
Sep 23, 2019 09:16:04 #
Annie-Get-Your-Gun wrote:
I just looked again and see the second eye belongs to the fish.
Thanks Annie for looking in and commenting. I discovered on the DDL that just the edge of the fish's other eye is also visible. vz
Sep 23, 2019 09:26:07 #
Sep 24, 2019 21:02:04 #
vonzip wrote:
I was shooting through the reeds for this shot. On the download and then the magnification two eyes can easily be seen staring at the camera.
dl and ddl is great...there's definitely 2 eyes...excellent catch, vz!
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