One of the residents of the local pond is a female Belted Kingfisher, and recently I observed her in-flight. This is a heavily cropped photo because she was at least 30 or 40 yards away closer to the opposite shore. I also did some heavy noise reduction because I had to shoot at a shutter speed and high ISO to compensate. Kingfishers are tough to photograph and I was happy walking away with this one. I was hoping she’d fly closer, but no luck.
Belted Kingfisher
Country United States
State New Jersey
Location Northwest New Jersey
Gender Female
Age Adult
Activity BIF (Bird in Flight), Feeding in the Wild, In or By Water
- Created Timestamp01/01/1970 00:00:00
I’ve never even had a chance to photograph a Belted Kingfisher in flight. Your pic is excellent – a tough shot to get. Good job!
Thanks Mike! I’ve tried to photograph this bird quite a few times over the past year (presuming it’s the same bird) and I’m indeed happy to finally get this photo. It wasn’t easy!