Gallery: AvianPosted August 3, 201580 views10 comments
Found this one in the dense undergrowth of Shaba Conservancy, Kenya.
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 at 454 mm
F6.3
ISO 800
1/640
Comments
10 comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 3, 2015 at 7:37 AM
This bird's gorgeous Ken, a standout in any environment!!
Nice & sharp, well done!
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Comment posted by John Tobias on August 3, 2015 at 10:58 AM
This kingfisher stands out well from the BG. Great colors and details. TFS
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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on August 3, 2015 at 2:15 PM
Hi
Good hunding. The Kingfisher just popps out of the photograph, good work.
Peter
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 3, 2015 at 6:28 PM
Beautiful, Ken. The bird really pops in the larger version, and I like the bg.
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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 3, 2015 at 9:25 PM
Tough BG to work with Ken, but you managed to get the bird to stand out nicely in this environment. Very cool looking Kingfisher...not sure I have seen on of this species before.
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Comment posted by Thiraviyam Yogaraj on August 4, 2015 at 12:11 AM
So beautiful and thank you for sharing
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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on August 4, 2015 at 2:19 AM
Cool species, wonder if this is related to the one on Cape Verde... anyway,great shot with nice surroundings ! Cheers, Hans
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 4, 2015 at 4:45 AM
Thanks everybody for your comments, they are much appreciated
Hans,
According to my book this bird does have a distribution that includes Cape Verde,
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Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 4, 2015 at 6:12 AM
A great look at this beauty in its harsh looking environment Ken.
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 4, 2015 at 8:38 PM
Lovely bird and details here Ken, great perch with those thorns in the back.
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Comments
10 commentsThis bird's gorgeous Ken, a standout in any environment!!
Nice & sharp, well done!
This kingfisher stands out well from the BG. Great colors and details. TFS
Hi
Good hunding. The Kingfisher just popps out of the photograph, good work.
Peter
Beautiful, Ken. The bird really pops in the larger version, and I like the bg.
Tough BG to work with Ken, but you managed to get the bird to stand out nicely in this environment. Very cool looking Kingfisher...not sure I have seen on of this species before.
So beautiful and thank you for sharing
Cool species, wonder if this is related to the one on Cape Verde... anyway,great shot with nice surroundings ! Cheers, Hans
Thanks everybody for your comments, they are much appreciated
Hans,
According to my book this bird does have a distribution that includes Cape Verde,
A great look at this beauty in its harsh looking environment Ken.
Lovely bird and details here Ken, great perch with those thorns in the back.