Feeding time

Gallery: AvianPosted March 12, 2012246 views11 comments

Another one in the series on the Malachite Kingfishers of Intaka Island. Here the one adult is giving the juvenile one of its last meals before kicking it out of the nest so to speak. I only wish for a better eye on the adult. I like the BG and the good lighting on the juvenile.

1/2500
f/6.3
ISO 1250

Canon MKIV
Canon 500mm plus 1.4 ext

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on March 12, 2012 at 3:44 PM

Hello Neal

Great, Sharp Image with Very Interesting Interaction! These Guys sure are Colourful.

What is the adult Size ? And what is the Crop?

TFS

Bill

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Comment posted by Verdon on March 12, 2012 at 3:57 PM

AWESOME!!!

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Comment posted by Neal Cooper on March 12, 2012 at 4:00 PM

Bill. The adult bird is approx 13 cm in length, the image as posted is probably about 70% of the original and the distance from the subject was about 11 meters.

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Comment posted by dan elster on March 12, 2012 at 5:10 PM

Beautiful birds and interaction. The vibrant colors are top notch.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 12, 2012 at 5:33 PM

Wonderful display of colors and interaction, the background compliments the image as well, way to go.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on March 12, 2012 at 7:32 PM

Really nice! I see a touch of a highlight in the corner of the adult's eye....perhaps you could bring that out a little more? An awesome moment you have captured! Sharon

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on March 12, 2012 at 9:58 PM

Wonderful interaction here. Nice light and detail too!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 13, 2012 at 3:52 AM

It doesn't look like that youngster wants to miss this meal

Sweet behavior action capture here Neal, nice light and excellent detail. But, I would try to bring out a little more of that catch-light in the parent too, it would be easy to do with a selective levels adjustment. Great Shot!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on March 13, 2012 at 10:43 PM

Great image, Neal. Love the colors and light. The capture of this behavior is just fantastic. Well done.