Gecko Buster!

[Nishith Kumar]

Gecko Buster!!
White Throated Kingfisher with a Skink kill..
Though they feed on fish but unlike other kingfishers white-throated kingfishers are not deep divers and do not spend significant amounts of time underwater. This species mainly hunts lizards, insects, rodents, snakes, fish and frogs. Predation of small birds have also been reported. This one is a huge crop that's why there's a noticeable noise & loss of detail in the uploaded image!

Exif Info:

Camera: Canon 60D
Lens: Sigma 150-500mm
Aperture: 9
Shutter: 1/1250
ISO: 1000
Hand Held

Lucknow, UP

-Nishith

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice image with the kill. It is the State bird of West Bengal. Thanks for sharing. SaktiWild

[Mrudul Godbole]

Great sighting. You got it nicely with the gecko seen so clearly. Liked the catchlight on the eye. Wish it was closer. Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

nice to see this hardy bird with a catch.
TFS
Roopak

[Dheerendra Singh]

Very beautiful.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice sighting. The kingfishers are patient and when the find one such prey, they immediately catch it and then thrash on the nearest rock or hard surface. Wish you were a bit closer to this fellow so that there would have been more details in the image. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Arun Acharjee]

Superb catch.