Well, you can call it how you see it.;) Taken in the Pilanesberg nature reserve a little while back. Pity the beak is merging with the head. The lower BG is an OOF mountain.
Well timed with very strong graphic feel to the image, very simple compositionally. Strong diagonal lines. In a way the bill touching the others head seems to further strengthen their 'connection". I would prefer it clear, but it still works.
Nicely exposed and sharp.
Just as a compositional exercise, I might be tempted to fiddle with rotating the mountain portion or the entire upper portion of the image so that the line of the mountains and the birds were roughly parallel, and I also might try a version where the mountains sloped down from the left to act as a balance to the 'weight ' of the birds. Lots of fun stuff to try here.
I like this simple, powerful shot. Very well exposed. The bill on the head is not a problem for me, especially if the behavior has to do with mating. In that case, it would be another part of the story. The bigger problem is that the lower kingfisher is behind the branch on which she is standing.
I've never seen even one kingfisher this close, much less a picture of two of them
discussing the pros and cons of having a family! Terrific comp; congratulations!
Stacked Kingfishers
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