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Caught this guy fishing right off the bow of my boat
Thomas P Brown

Caught this guy fishing right off the bow of my boat (Megaceryle alcyon)

While completely uncommon, we do not see a lot of Belted Kingfishers down this far on the Baja. He was bouncing from the bow of our sailboat, and then up to the lamppost!
Habitat
Waters edge
Location
Marina Palmira, La Paz, Mexico
Date taken
3-27-2016
Scientific name
Megaceryle alcyon
Equipment used
Nikon D300 400mm
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Opus Editor
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Not a guy, it's the gal who blessed you with her presence ;) You sure made a good capture of the moment Thomas. Beautiful guy.
 
OH KC, you are so right, and I knew that! It has been one of those severally computer challenged days!!....thank you
 
Wow !! Lucky you Thomas also for sailing the Baja area would love to Sea kayak this.
Ken
 
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Fantastic close-up in great lighting showing its love for the water with those wet feathers. First-class Thomas!!!!
 
What a hair do this bird has, ha, guessing it was wet. Great lighting and details here Thomas
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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