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Pied kingfisher fishing off a log, Chobe River, Botswana
Kaleel

Pied kingfisher fishing off a log, Chobe River, Botswana (ceryle rudis)

This kingfisher was fishing off a log on the Chobe River in Botswana. I can't remember whether it was a male or female as you can't see it's chest. The males have two black bars across the breast compared with the female's one.
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Habitat
River
Location
Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana
Date taken
31 July 2008
Scientific name
ceryle rudis
Equipment used
Nikon D3, 600mm f4 VR lens, ISO 1250, 1/2000 sec @ f5.6
mali
Two nice posts Kal, impressive start to your BF gallery. Welcome to Birdforum.Net, look forward to seeing more of your work.
 
Kaleel
Thanks, everyone. I'm really pleased you like them. I have to say, I wish I was still in Chobe National Park, Botswana rather than cold north east England at the minute...

Thanks for making me feel very welcome.

Cheers,
Kaleel
 
Akihaka
Great looking KF shot, Kaleel. That log has much nice shapes. It a great place to the King to observe the neighborhood. :t:
 
Kaleel
Thanks Aki, I converted the image to black & white to accentuate the texture on the log and how it blended with the patterns on the kingfisher. I love pied kingfishers and the log was a real bonus.
 

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