Pied Kingfisher in flight

[Mrudul Godbole]

Photographed this at Ranganathittu. While doing the boat ride, it suddenly came behind us and I got to take a few images as it dived to make the catch. The action was really fast and I couldn't capture the dive. Very interesting behavior to watch.

Canon50D, 100-400mm L IS USM, ISO 400, 1/1600, f7.1, hand held.

Comments and critiques welcome..

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice timing and pose Mrudul. well exposed with a bright BG and a pied subject. wish this had been closer.

TFS
Roopak

[Atul Sinai]

Nice capture Mrudul. well exposed and composed. when was this captured?

[Mrudul Godbole]

Thanks for the comments.

Atul, this was captured a few days back in Ranganathittu.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

The wingspread is nice. With a 500mm lens, this would have been full frame. The sky is overcast and the exposure is fine. This image would have gone up a few notches, if there would have been a catchlight in the eye. That is not in your hands. We can only hope. I like the composition. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

The pied kingfisher's distinctive feature of diving with its long beak pointing vertically towards the target nicely captured. Thanks for sharing. SaktiWild