Category: Belted Kingfishers
Belted Kingfisher Adapting To Obstacles During A Dive On A Fish
Belted Kingfisher Avoiding A Guaranteed Headache
The Odd Couple And A Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher Diving Sequence
Belted Kingfisher Pooping Impressively
Perhaps the most impressive pooping performance I’ve ever seen from a bird. Plus, a report on the results of my recent cataract surgery. (4 photos)
Female Belted Kingfisher
Some Recent Urban Pond Birds
In the last three days I’ve visited three urban ponds in the Salt Lake Valley while looking for birds. (6 photos of 6 species)
Belted Kingfisher, Up Close And Preening
Tweaking an image to get a background I like using methods I’m comfortable with. (2 versions of the same photo)
Belted Kingfisher Diving Past A Tangle Of Branches
Belted Kingfisher Hovering And Then Beginning To Dive On A Fish
Yesterday morning a change in shooting strategy allowed me to get some kingfisher photos that have eluded me for years. (5 photos)
Belted Kingfisher Diving Very Close To Danger
When I’m photographing this male kingfisher I’m often holding my breath. (3 photos)
A New Kingfisher Challenge For Me
Kingfishers in flight as they’re about to land on their next fishing perch. Kingfisher landing shots are tough to get. (7 photos)
Diving Belted Kingfisher Series (plus 1)
Whether the bird is perched or in flight, it’s unusual for me to like a kingfisher photo more for its aesthetics than for its action and/or behavior. But that’s the case with this first image. (4 photos)
Belted Kingfisher Diving On A Fish
Same kingfisher as in yesterday’s post but this time he’s diving on a fish instead of flying off. (4 photos)