They are Backkkk

[Harshad Barve]

Dear all

They are back, will stay as our guests for 3-4 months and will go back with chicks ,
D300 , 600mm, ISO 400 , 1/30 , F5.6 , tripod , cropped
All C & C are most welcome and much appreciated
Harshad

ps , Anyone want to shoot this , PM me

[Ofer Levy]

Beautiful shot!

[sandy richards]

Harshad, an incedible shot!
Exceptional colors, nice head-turn, simple perch and complimentary BG.
What kind of kingfisher is this? In India only?

Sandy

[Harshad Barve]

What kind of kingfisher is this? In India only?

Sandy

These are called as Oriental Dwarf King Fisher , Small info below courtsey Adesh Shivkar


The ODKF is a breeding migrant to Konkan and Mumbai region and very little is known about its wintering grounds…suspect, it comes from Sri-Lanka, but this needs further study. Though, it is from the Kingfisher family, its diet consists mainly of insects, crabs, lizards, geckos, mantis etc….. The mango orange underparts, iridescent blue mantle, the dazzling lilac head , coral red beak, glistening purple rump….ODKF is like that only :)

You can see few more images herehttp://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=56080 (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=56080)

[subhrashis]

Awesome Harshadji! Perfect image if there ever was one.
Wish we had them breeding here! All we have in our backyard are the white breasted, storkbilled, and occasionally little blue KFs.... :)

[arash_hazeghi]

One of my favorite species Harshad, love to see this bird in flight, the reds on the beak a tad oversat but fine image, nice pose and sharp, thanks for sharing, hope to see more!

[Harshad Barve]

love to see this bird in flight,

My mission this year is to catch him in flight Arashbhai

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Very nice Harshadbhai! I find the sat ok for my taste. It's probably a very vivid looking little guy! If you nail a good one in flight I'll be proud of ya :cool:

[Kiran Poonacha]

Cant get enough of this beauty bhai...

[Raul Padilla]

beatifull shot, i feel the red in bill a little over saturated

[Vladimir Ivanov]

Very colorful bird! I agree with Raul that it is a little bit over saturated, especially reds on the bill.

[Raymond Barlow]

Sweet image bro, awesome colours... I dream of a trip to your country for some shooting like this... I have a few friends locally whom are interested in joining me, so one day I will be there... Wish Amol was there!!

[Stu Bowie]

Harshadbhai, super pose against a smooth BG. These must be one of the most colourful KF's - more colourful than any of ours.

[Giulio Zanni]

Fantastic bird and great shot! The bill looks a bit hot on my monitor and I would leave a bit more pace on top. Congratulations!

Giulio

[Troy Lim]

Harshad, great shot. Post more often :)

[adrian dancy]

A real gem of a bird...nice head turn , colour , composition & background.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Making me jealous again Harshad;) Colours are quite breathtaking. Great head turn, I might eliminate some of the highlights in the eye?

[Rod Warnock]

Superb imagery, Harshad !! Definition and colour spot on as is composition. Not having seen this species I have no comment on saturation on beak but the similar coloured feathers look great
. Thanks for showing.
Best regards
Rod Warnock