Pixels at an Exhibition: Belted Kingfisher

Friday, July 30, 2010

Master of all he surveys.

Donna said...: LOVE that background!; July 30, 2010 at 6:06 AM
Tom Hilton said...: Really nice shot. I love the ambiguity of the lake that looks like sky.; July 30, 2010 at 7:43 AM
ahab said...: Thanks!

This guy is the coolest little bird. (Actually he's not that small. He's maybe as big as a Robin.) He spends the day moving around from perch to perch about 20-30 feet above the lake and watching for fish. When he spots one he swoops down and picks it right out of the water with his beak. Then he returns to a perch and gulps it down whole. I shot him a few days ago munching down a baby trout. He seemed very pleased with himself.; July 30, 2010 at 9:15 AM
ahab said...: Actually he's about 1/3 bigger than a Robin.; July 30, 2010 at 10:42 AM
Generik said...: I would be very pleased with myself if I could swoop down from a rooftop, pick up a baby trout and swallow it whole.

Very pleased, indeed.; July 31, 2010 at 12:13 AM