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Aug 13, 2014 12:02 |  #1

These are from this morning. I approached my blind around 10 AM and found this kingfisher sitting on my perch trying to devour a rather large bullhead. It had already consumed the tail portion, but was then thwapping the remainder to soften it up before eventually swallowing it. Then, being sated, it stayed on the perch to preen and pose. 560 shots and 40 minutes later it finally flew off.

This is the bullhead part......

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Aug 13, 2014 12:03 |  #2

....and this is the posing part.

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Aug 13, 2014 15:24 |  #3

Perfect! Simply perfect.




  
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Aug 13, 2014 15:44 |  #4

Great set.

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Aug 13, 2014 15:58 |  #5

Crazy Good Al,

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Aug 13, 2014 16:32 as a reply to  @ Pondrader's post |  #6

Yup, crazy good describes it perfectly. And to top it off, you had the sun on the right side! (You'll see what I mean).

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Aug 13, 2014 18:01 |  #7

Outstanding.




  
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Aug 13, 2014 18:01 |  #8

Amazing detail on these images. Very nice set!

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Aug 13, 2014 18:59 |  #9

Excellent

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Aug 13, 2014 19:22 |  #10

Wow absolutely spectacular!bw!

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Aug 13, 2014 20:48 |  #11

wow- very impressive

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Aug 13, 2014 21:18 as a reply to  @ CaptBob's post |  #12

Man, did you ever nail this guy ! Must have been quite a morning...... I'd be high for days.
Congrats and thanks for the post !

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Aug 14, 2014 04:16 |  #13

Super nice Al! Wow. But couldn't you get any closer? :)

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Aug 14, 2014 06:51 |  #14

Those photos are really impressive. Yep, perfect.

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Aug 14, 2014 07:43 |  #15

ldn323 wrote in post #17094171 (external link)
Perfect! Simply perfect.

bigjohninva wrote in post #17094217 (external link)
Great set.

Pondrader wrote in post #17094242 (external link)
Crazy Good Al,

Wallace River wrote in post #17094304 (external link)
Yup, crazy good describes it perfectly. And to top it off, you had the sun on the right side! (You'll see what I mean).

Mag-1981 wrote in post #17094460 (external link)
Outstanding.

SJC from VT wrote in post #17094463 (external link)
Amazing detail on these images. Very nice set!

akhan wrote in post #17094598 (external link)
Excellent

butterfly2937 wrote in post #17094648 (external link)
Wow absolutely spectacular!bw!

CaptBob wrote in post #17094803 (external link)
wow- very impressive

itw wrote in post #17094860 (external link)
Man, did you ever nail this guy ! Must have been quite a morning...... I'd be high for days.
Congrats and thanks for the post !

Grizz wrote in post #17095254 (external link)
Super nice Al! Wow. But couldn't you get any closer? :)

outofbounds wrote in post #17095417 (external link)
Those photos are really impressive. Yep, perfect.

Thank you kindly everyone; getting to photograph a kingfisher at this range is really a thrill. And actually Craig (Grizz), I had meant to relocate my perch a bit farther out in the water because at 25' with a 500 mm lens I sometimes have trouble fitting him in the frame. Perhaps next year.....
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