Kingfisher v. Lizard

[AndyMackie]

I didn't know kingfishers went for lizards - this white throated kingfisher and its mate have taken up residence just 50 yards from my our home in Thailand, bless them.

Having travelled hundreds of miles in pursuit of these elusive beauties without much success, I can't believe my ongoing streak of luck (nod to Stan )

5D3 x 400mm handheld

[Muscat]

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Very nice Andy you are so lucky to have those nesting so close to you.

[Brian Sugden]

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Very nice set of images and agree you are lucky to have them so close to you. However, they do look a bit 'noisy' on my monitor. I especially like #3 even though the tail looks as though it's going out of the frame.

Regards,

Brian

[AndyMackie]

Re: Kingfisher v. Lizard

Brian, I think you're right about the tail in #3, thanks.

Regarding noise, I intentionally left the background bokeh like that to allow the bird to stand out. I'll be interested to hear if others would also prefer that to be smoothed more, particularly #2 where its most prominent.

Andy

[Riggers]

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Some of us can't even get a KF having a poo never mind catching a Lizard. You're just rubbing it in now!

Great shots :)

[anderson.council]

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look good to me Andy. Would I be right thinking these are a bit bigger than the UK version ?

Scott (obviously not a bird man)

[Chris_R]

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Fantastic Shots Andy, great set and you really are lucky to have them on your doorstep.

Chris

[Nathaniel]

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Thats a great shot. Well done.

[ST-EOS]

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Great set Andy I can see noise in the background but...its not too much of an issue to me as the birds are spot on

[tesarver]

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Very well done Andy.

Tom

[Montana 5]

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Love no 4

Doug.

[AndyMackie]

Re: Kingfisher v. Lizard

Appreciate the encouraging words, everyone. I go back next month and can't wait to meet up with this pair of birds again - I only got about 200 shots this time :-)

Scott, I've never been lucky enough to see one from the UK but they're a bit shorter than the length of a hand, if that helps? The book says they're very common and about 28cm long so I must have juveniles, is all I can think. It also says that this particular species doesn't fish, preferring insects and frogs (and apparently lizards).

Andy