A Bang on the Window

[Ken Watkins]

As we sat drinking coffee we heard a slight bang on our window and thought oh no another dead bird. It was with great relief we found this Malachite Kingfisher slightly stunned but still alive. He sat for a while on a plant tub and took off for the nearby tree.
EOS 1d MkIII
500mm F4 hand-held
F6.3, ISO400, 1/320, ev+1/3rd

[Mark Dumbleton]

Interesting story. Angle of the bird here not too appealing, but great colours and BG!

[Alfred Forns]

Just the high angle Ken !!! Must have been a surprise ... glad the bird was not hurt !!!

[Paul Marcellini]

A beautiful bird. I would tone down the highlights on the branch. Glad he's alright.

[Stu Bowie]

Well exposed colours on the MK Ken, and like the two tone colours in the BG. I agree the angle is a bit high in this, but hopefully he will return for you.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

So glad it all ended well for this little beauty. Lovely BG and good exposure and detail. As mentioned only wish for a slightly lower angle but thanks for sharing this image with us Ken.