Just a Giant Kingfisher enjoying an early morning scan for her next meal. Taken in the Pilanesberg nature reserve during our winter last year. The BG is as shot, and is an OOF mountain.
Yes wonderful early morning light Stuart. Yet to get a good image of one of these. Love the raised crest and eye contact. Excellent sharpness head to tail at that apperture. Well captured.
The bird looks fantastic, full of detail, exposure/processing super. Such a shiny bird and by the looks of it I'd love to see a front on view of that rusty breast/belly!
As others have said the perch is a bit of a bugger.....