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Kingfisher with Prey

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Posted by Ray on March 22, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Kingfisher with Prey
White-Throated Kingfisher With Prey

Just for natural history interest i.e. content/behaviour.

From research, I knew that these Kingfishers took lizards, mice as well as fish, so when I saw this bird flying along a line of trees, carrying a small brown object, and then dive inside the leaf canopy of a tree, I thought I would chance my arm. What I saw was the K’fisher knocking ten bails of s**t out of its prey on the bough it is perched on. I got around six shots, before it flew off with its mashed up meal.

I think the prey species, is one of the Bushchat’s, female.

600mm 1/125 sec @ f8, tripod mounted. Stalked.
Posted by Ian Macdermott on March 22, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Ray,

might be just for natural history interest but its still a good shot :smile:





Regards


Ian
Posted by szekiat chan on March 23, 2009 at 4:33 AM
SE. Asia or india? This is a common bird from my homeland and can often be seen feasting off lizards and even grass snakes... Nice catch ray!
Posted by Ian Mason on March 23, 2009 at 4:54 PM
Nice shot Ray. I'd be tempted to take a little off the top.
Posted by John Chapman on March 24, 2009 at 7:00 AM
Great capture Ray. :toast:
Posted by Ray on March 24, 2009 at 8:16 PM
Szekiat

Your right, this shot was taken in Rajastan , India. :wavey:
Posted by Ian Schofield on March 25, 2009 at 4:54 PM
Cracking Shot Ray, not everyday you see one like that!