white throated kingfisher with kill

[Jitendra Katre]

canon 7d, canon 300 with 2x, f/5.6, 1/100, iso-200, subject distance 36.6 m., shot at Satara...

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Great to see a kingfisher with its prey. Slightly more contrast will be better. Were you shooting handheld or on a tripod? I think slightly less space at the right would have strengthened the composition. Thanks for sharing.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Kingfisher with a frog(?), that is great, had not seen that before. Could you observe it eating that? Did it swallow it directly or kept it on the branch and then ate? Thanks for sharing.

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Nice image of the bird with its prey, Dr.Katre. I am not sure if its a frog, looks more like a crab. Thanks for sharing.

[Jitendra Katre]

thanks friends, it is a crab. the bird swallowed with lot of struggle, it kept tossing it to make the job easier. i have got very good shots of tossing the prey in air.