Brown-hooded Kingfisher


Posted by Gavin Falck on Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:50 am

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Canon 80D; Tamron 150-600 lens.
f/8; 1/1000; ISO-400.
The prey item is a Knysna Dwarf Chameleon.  Taken at George Botanical Gardens, George, Southern Cape, South Africa.

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by david fletcher on Sat Nov 27, 2021 8:33 am
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Striking close up of this Gavin. Super sighting.
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by ken archer on Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:31 pm
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Very nice behavior capture Gavin!
 

by Carol Clarke on Sat Nov 27, 2021 3:23 pm
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That's quite a catch, Gavin! I never thought I'd see a KF with one of these for lunch! Well spotted and taken.

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by ADKShooter on Sat Nov 27, 2021 5:43 pm
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Great close up feeding behavior of a usually wary species of birds. Terrific details and well exposed.
 

by Karl Egressy on Sun Nov 28, 2021 10:46 am
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Excellent action shot.
 

by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Mon Nov 29, 2021 2:39 pm
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This is a WOW! image. Lightening it up a bit would improve it
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