Striped Kingfisher

[Bill Dix]

This is the last of my Kingfisher species from Botswana. Only got a few glimpses of this one.

D500, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600. IS) 1250, 1/2500s @ f/7.1 manual. HH

[Randy Stout]

Bill"

Classic big head and bill, small feet, looking for lunch look.

Nice catchlight, like the soft bg.

Were in a boat when taking these?

Cheers

Randy

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Nice one, Bill. Beautiful soft light and fine detail. Like the texture you have in the darker areas. Well done.

Geoffrey




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[Bill Dix]

Thanks Randy and Geoffrey. This one was taken from a Toyota Land Cruiser. as were most of the KF's. The Malachite that I posted the other day was taken from a "mokoro".

[Glenn Pure]

Beautiful work Bill. You certainly got a lot of great KF sightings on your trip. Wish I'd seen that many. No faults I can see here - everything works very well including the perch, pose and background. Of course, the bird looks great and is rendered beautifully here and up to your usual high standard.

[Bill Dix]

Thanks Glenn.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Bill, glad you got to see and capture a variety of KF's in my part of the world. Lovely angled pose, and the plumage shows up nicely.

[Noel Heustis]

Yep Bill - I echo what the others have said. Nice pose, nice little perch, perfect eye contact, and nice detail and colors on that species.

[Bill Dix]

Thank you Stu and Noel. Yes, Stu, I was delighted to get to see so many of your beautiful Kingfishers. (Not to mention so many other SA specialties.)

[gail bisson]

Oooh...this is lovely. Late to the party but I like this a lot.That little bit of green in the BG really adds a lot.
Man, I wish I had seen one of these when I was in Botswana.
Gail

[Bill Dix]

Thanks Gail. Time to go back (again).