Belted Kingfishers

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I went to the local park pond yesterday that is frequented by kingfishers. Saw this pair which seemed to be a male adult bringing fish to a juvenile male. The adult flew with a fish to this perch and the two flew off before the pass of the fish was made. I have another series I might post later showing the adult giving a fish to the juvenile.

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Canon R7, 400mm f4 DO IS II, 1.4x extender, monopod
ISO 800, f7.1, 1/4000s

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All three images are excellent, Allen. Beautiful detail in both birds and the fish and the compositions work well.

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Great natural history story. Beautiful images. Patience had you in the right place at the right time with great technique.

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I can just see the captions . . .

“Honey, I’m home.”
“Well, it’s about time.”
“Well, if that’s how you feel.”
“Kidding, sweetheart. Do you want some?”

All Kidding aside, these give us a great story of this pair. Nice details, colors, perches, BG, almost everything. The one and only suggestion I have is to clone out the lowest twig on the bottom right of the first image.