White-breasted Kingfisher (1 Viewer)

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Avib

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• Oct 20, 2002

• #1

White-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
That is the bigest and most common Kingfisher over here.
A Kingfisher that hardly feeds on fish and can be found far away from water like that guy (or lady) wich I photogarphed last spring at it's nesting territory which is at a big hall in the ground at an archeological site.

Nikon-F-301 SLR camera
with 300mm lans.

 

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Marysan

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• Oct 21, 2002

• #2

Nice one, Avi, thanks!

 

dylan

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• Oct 22, 2002

• #3

Lovely photo Avib, you are very lucky to be able to see these birds. What do they eat if they don't eat fish?

 

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Avib

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• Oct 22, 2002

• #4

Hi Dylan.
The WB Kinkfisher eat every other animal it can swollow: mainly incects but olso mice, lizards, litlle snakes and even small birds.
I'v onece sow one snapping a Chif-chaf from a brunch, it was so fast I could hardly get what was happning. Its a very impresive bird.

 

dylan

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• Oct 22, 2002

• #5

Kingfishers eating mice! I learn something every day.
Cheers Avib.:t:

 

IanF

Moderator

• Oct 22, 2002

• #6

Hi Avib, congratulations on getting the shot. I'd love to get a photo of one of our Kingfishers, but I have never been in teh right place at the right time for a decent shot.