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Nemesis Drops His Guard - Belted Kingfisher

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Aug 12, 2014 11:51 |  #1

Recently I've been seeing kingfishers feeding in my area, but have not been able to connect. This morning about 8:30 I walked up behind my blind, looked over the top of it, and saw this fellow on my strategic perch, just 25' away. He was on the qui vive as I crawled into the blind, but soon the bullheads diverted his attention. It's interesting that they don't mind the shutter noise at all as long as they don't see one move. The first shot is un-cropped.

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Aug 12, 2014 11:55 |  #2

Outstanding! Glad you could get close and personal.

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Aug 12, 2014 11:59 |  #3

Wow, great shots!

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Aug 12, 2014 12:18 |  #4

lol ....So Good...maybe Canon should make a birding camera that sounds like a Woodpecker lol

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Aug 12, 2014 14:39 |  #5

These are amazing. Un-cropped...even more amazing!

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Aug 12, 2014 14:43 |  #6

Sweet shots Allan!!!!

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Aug 12, 2014 15:19 |  #7

Well done. Great detail.!!

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Aug 12, 2014 15:38 as a reply to  @ bigjohninva's post |  #8

Good for you Al, the wait was worth it. I've found the same thing about the shutter sound...doesn't bother them a bit as long as nothing moves.

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Aug 12, 2014 16:55 |  #9

Awesome Al and congrats.

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Aug 12, 2014 17:56 |  #10

Wow great shots is right. All I ever get is tail feathers and I swear its a laugh as they fly off.

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Aug 12, 2014 18:43 |  #11

Well that worked out well Allan! Very nice indeed.

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Aug 12, 2014 23:08 |  #12

Wow gorgeous shots! Most of the birds around here do not mind the shutter noise either. Sudden movement tends to spook them.

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Aug 12, 2014 23:36 |  #13

awesome shots! cool that you could get so close.

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Aug 13, 2014 02:12 |  #14

Well done Allan, beautiful shots.

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Aug 13, 2014 07:56 |  #15

Outstanding shots Allen! The shutter sound many times gets some nice poses and attitude. As a side note, this guy is gal. :-)

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