No April Showers

The April gallery is now open. We've had little rain and a lot of wind lately, causing many of the migratory birds to travel over the west coast of Florida, instead of spreading across the state. I am still without a car since my accident on April 1st so it's kind of hard to get around to where the migrants are. Hopefully that can be rectified soon...

Common Kingfisher with prey

April 1st, 2007

Sorry about the quality of this picture, I am travelling and had to post from my laptop.

Our highly paid tour guide informed us of a location where we could get very close to a Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis). I insisted, through an interpreter, that the location should be as natural as possible. I did not want to photograph kingfishers that had been lured in by goldfish. I wanted a natural setting and natural behavior. Our guide insisted that the kingfisher was wild and that it was not feeding on goldfish. Sure enough we hit the jackpot and captured this Common Kingfisher feeding on blue fish.

Canon EOS 40D, 1/500 sec, f/5.6, Av, EC -2/3, Flash Off, Evaluative, ISO 400, Canon 100 to 400mm L @ 250mm, One-shot AF