Tuesday, 13th February 2007
European Kingfisher
by Juan Iglesias
This small and coloured bird is one of my favourite birds. The kingfisher live near water hunt small fish by diving and beat their prey to death before eat it.
Equipment: Canon EOS 1D, Canon EF 300 f:4 L IS USM
Juan Iglesias
I was born in Oviedo (Spain), in 1971. I studied Biology at the Oviedo University. I worked during many years in brown bears (Ursus arctos), wolf (Canis lupus signatus) and red fox (Vulpes vulpes) research projects.
Now I'm freelance wildlife photographer since 1994, especialized in wildlife and landscapes, but also travel and other reports.
Website: www.photowild.net
European Kingfisher by Juan Iglesias was photo of the day on Tuesday, 13th February 2007. It is tagged Birds, Fish, Kingfishers. You can leave a comment below.
8 Comments
Dean
Brilliant picture Juan, well done! The kingfisher is also one of my favourite birds.
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst
Very nice shot. Well composed, nice colors, good pose.
Alla
Great photo, the background is properly done.
I used to watch these birds in Ukraine, in small Samara river, tributary of Dnieper. When they sit in the trees over the river you can hardly notice them as their brests are brown as the tree’s cortex. (They turn to you by their brests). In profile, like in this picture they are better seen. And they are extremely bright blue when flying over the water!
Anurag
Nice shot, though somewhat cliched. …Dont like the negative space on the left side. Just a little bit too much.
Renee
What a very colorful bird! I have never seen this type of bird so it is a interesting shot!
a.
Beautiful! One of a kind!
Su
Lovely colours, well captured.
Su
These are a rare sight in the UK, very quick to flight so well done.