Kingfisher tossing a Froglet

Hi Guys,

Been a while since i last posted here...sorry for my absence but work is still consuming me and i hardly have time to go out and shoot.
Here's a Kingfisher i shot during one of the many 14 hour sessions i spend at their nesting site last spring.
Here daddy Kingfisher is prepairing a Froglet for the youngsters who are about to fly out but still inside the nest.

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/800 sec
Aperture: F 6,3
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: - 1
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 500
Lens: Canon 600mm F4
Focal length:780 mm (incl. crop factor)
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod and Wimberley Sidekick from hide
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/My own sharpening mix

Amazing action captured in this image. Perfect timing! Very good pose and head angle, and nice bg. Is that a natural perch? I wish the end were not cut off. I wonder if the birds would accept a more photogenic perch in its place. Beautiful detail and exposure control. Well done.

This is a fantastic image, i've no nits about this, congratulations on this beautiful capture.

Great shot, lovely light, action and plane of focus

Amazing image and excellent BG. Nothing else to say!

Great timing, light, eye contact and BG. I might sharpen a tad less.

Amazing catch. My favorite bird.

In my estimation....Perfect!!!

Just love it, and the fact that hi has cought a froglet in stead of a fish puts this one over the top for me! Congratulations!

Nice capture. For some reason, to me the perch looks like a cannon. And I agree with your golden rule.

I think this is awesome, but I do have to agree with Linda about the perch.

Cheers,
Greg Basco

Just outstanding!

The KF is excellent and so is the action very very well done on that part. This looks a bit oversharpened on my screen especially on the back, and I am not a big fan of the perch comming to towards the viewer like this but that is highly personal. Excellent shot all together that I am still dreaming of getting, well done!

No words for this image,only congrats!!!

Very well executed... the image and the frog! You have a great portfolio of these KF's!

excellent image, the perch does not bother me, amazing colours.