Young male kingfisher landing after an unsuccessful dive.

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Taken at a ridiculous distance of nearly 30m....

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Nothing common about the Common Kingfisher where I live, 99% of them dying during the harsh northern winters we had these last few years

I had to travel quite a bit to even get a glimpse of one. Taken in very unfavourable light as he landed for only a split second on a pole at a 'mere' 12m before flying on.

Plenty of room for improvement, but still glad to be able to add this one to the life-list (-;

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NB: I made a collage of some other kingfisher shots (also in flight), check HERE

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Common Kingfisher (Alcedo Atthis)

Took the AF nearly half a minute to finally lock on to this stealthy kingfisher, hiding on a low branch between the endlessly swaying reeds....

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Common Kingfisher, a bird I had been hunting fruitlessly for years.

An extreme crop, more than I would normally do with a bird this size that sat well over 12m away and under an overcast sky. But warranted in this case, they are such stunning birds...

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