Erasian kingfisher with its own feather

[Atul Sinai]

Hi,

Shot this in Pune. Was sitting in the bushes when I found this one perch nearby. Captured this moment when it was cleaning its feathers.

Before I could approach any closer after taking some shots, it flew away.

Please critique.

Canon 600D. 400mm f5.6
Manual Exposure
Manual Focus
Manual metering
Shutter Speed 1/400
Aperture 6.3
ISO 400
Focal Length 400mm
Cropped by 49%
Tripod Support

Regards,
Atul

[Mrudul Godbole]

I liked the way the feather is still in its beak. The perch and the eye contact is nice. Good colours. Wish it was closer. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I agree that the feather in the beak makes it a bit different than the normal kingfisher looking at left or right.

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice image.This enjoyable bird in its natural colour.This bird,in my view, is 'Alcedo atthis' called by various names:'Small Blue'/'Eusasian'/'Common' Kingfisher.It is better to give scientific names also.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild