Vogue

I had a very lengthy session with this Kingfisher, which is quite unusual for these anti-social Fisher-Kings!
He is sharp on his toes though, as I saw a Cooper's Hawk torpedo after him and he managed to maneuver his way away from death.

He preened...


Caught fish...


Took a bath...


Dried off...


And posed with his prize for a sillouette...

Queenfisher

I seem to find Kingfishers in the strangest places as this female was on a cable over the tiniest ditch, no where near a main waterway. You just never know...

Belted Kingfisher

A close encounter with this Kingfisher was a complete surprise as I was a little shocked to find it fishing a small ditch. I drove past him, gasped, turned around, waited for traffic to clear, and then approached. He was a great model! (I blew out the whites a bit, forgetting to clear my settings from the previous shoot...Doh!)



The kingfisher species is one of only a few, where the female is more brightly colored than the male.