Pied Kingfisher

[Supreet Sahoo]

One from the archives, havent really been able to go out for birding due to all the noise and traffic jams outside. A pied kingfisher waiting to dive in at lotus pond, hyderabad.

Canon EOS 7D
EF300mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
SS 1/200
F 7.1
Evaluative Metering
ISO 640
420mm

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice to see a pied kingfisher. I don't remember seeing this from you earlier. It is good that there is some separation between the head and the branch on the left. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely green background. The perch and the eye contact is nice. Seems the light was quite low. Nicely captured. Did you get any with a catch? Thanks for sharing.

[Bhargava Srivari]

Is this from the same sighting where we spent a long time with the bird and also got sshots of it with fish? Agree with comments made. Where is the focus point?

[Supreet Sahoo]

No Bhargava, this is actually the trip that i made after that when it was raining. The focus is locked around the beak area.

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Good Image. Colour of Pied Kingfisher is combination of Pure Black and White.Black looks dull close to dark-grey.Is this the Natural colour in that region .Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Supreet Sahoo]

Just went back and checked some of the older images from this lot and in most of them the black part of the plumage looked dull like this one. Thats a good observation actually. Also referred to one of Bhargava's image from this place and the black there also was kind of similar. Bhargava please share your views as well.

Thanks
Supreet

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Bhai Supreet,
Though Sideview is only shown here ,it appears to me it is a Male.SaktiWild

[Supreet Sahoo]

Absolutely correct, this is a male and after checking the other images its confirmed that its a male with a narrow second breast-band. :thumbup1: