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Belted Kingfisher (female)
digishooter

Belted Kingfisher (female) (Ceryle alcyon)

Wish this bird would find a perch that didn't have the flat, featureless sky in it...Lord how I hate shooting into the sky.
Habitat
Marsh / Estuary
Location
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve: Orange Co., CA., USA
Date taken
Feb 2009
Scientific name
Ceryle alcyon
Equipment used
Canon 30 D: EF 500 IS L @ 4.0 + 1.4 T/C (effective focal length 700mm) : 1/3200 @ f 7.1, EXP comp -.66: ISO 500 : white bal 6000 : Fill flash, Canon EX 580 gun, -1/3 comp Better Beamer extender : RAW, processed in Adobe Lightroom, CS2, : monopod
Very good detail, exposure, and natural color sat.
Beautiful bird,
Great catch:t:
Howard
 

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North America
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