White-throated Kingfisher.

[Satish Ranadive]

Imaged few days back in late morning light.

550D,100-400.ISO 400, 1/640,@9.0.Manual.

Thanks for viewing ,appreciation and comments.
Kind Regards,
Satish.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Satish, just love the light and overall IQ in this, and what a cool pose. Striking colours on this fellow, sharp, and against a killer BG.

One of your best Satish.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Excellent sharpness, colors, exposure & BG Satish! Awesome image of this amazing species.

[John Robinson]

Thats one heck of a bird and a picture to go with it. !Great stuff Satish
JohnR

[Joseph Przybyla]

A beautiful bird you captured Satish. Perfect perch, nice background. The colors and detail make me look again and again. Thank you for sharing.

[William Dickson]

Thats a classic Well done Satish

[Binu John]

Wonderful sharp shot, Satish! Perfect pose and HA! Excellent exposure and colors! Very well done!

[Kaido Rummel]

Great sharpness, background and pose. And what a beautiful bird!

[Karl Egressy]

Striking image of this great looking bird, Satish.

[Diane Miller]

Bird, perch, BG -- just gorgeous!! Love the color and sharpness. I wonder how that body supports such a big head and beak.

[adrian dancy]

A stunning portrait. Great colour , wonderful detail. One for the wall!

[adrian dancy]

A stunning image. Wonderful colour and detail and a striking pose. One for the wall!

[gail bisson]

WOW! one of your best Satish.
The IQ and detail are superb. The clear eye is a real bonus.
One to be proud of.

[Satish Ranadive]

Thank you every body for the feed back and your beautiful words of appreciation.
I will give all credit of this image to kingfisher,who was very cooperative on that day and allowed me come near him without hesitation.

Regards,
Satish.

[vishaljadhav]

Wonderful image Satish

[David Salem]

Late to the party but had to tell you that this one is awesome!! Love everything about it. Great detail. One of your best Satish

[Satish Ranadive]

Vishal and David, Thanks so much for the comments.

Regards,
Satish.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and sharpness.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Absolutely stunning. Nothing but positives from me Satish. Great work, looking forward to more.

[Pamela de Zilva]

A beautiful sharp image, great HA. The bird is pin sharp. I find the top left hand corner of the background a bit distracting.

Regards
Pamela

[Satish Ranadive]

Frank, Sidharth and Pamela,
Thanks for the feed back and comments.

Regards,
Satish.

[rahul belsare]

Superb shot kaka, loved the sharpness, bg and pose here.

Regards
Rahul.

[Satish Ranadive]

Rahul,
Nice to see you on BPN. Thanks for the comments and appreciation.

Regards,
Satish Kaka.