Pied Kingfisher & Water Dikkop

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As U guessed it, not native birds to our shores :LOL:
They are from our Safari last year to Botswana on the Chobe river from a small boat.
Only just got brave enough to post them now ;)

Rested on a bean bag using a Canon EOS 1DS MKII, with a 100-400 Canon IS lens with a 1.4 converter

Pied Kingfisher

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Water Dikkop

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If you have any more like that lurking on your hard drives I demand you post them immediately!!
No seriously, very nice shots. That Dikkop's an odd looking fellow though ;);)
 
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Yes those eyes remind me of a british bird which i will think of soon!! :D
 
Thanks for the kind comments turbotoes' dseered & Janice :)


Janice Wrote

Yes those eyes remind me of a british bird which i will think of soon!!
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Yes I know what U are thinking of too, a Stone Curlew (y)
That's what I thought it was until I was put correct ;)
 
Very nice indeed :clap: bet your pleased with these (y)
 
A couple of excellent shots ... (y) ... though heaven knows why you have waited so long when they are really so good ... :cautious:






:p
 
My what a big beak its got. Top notch shots
 
turbotoes said:
If you have any more like that lurking on your hard drives I demand you post them immediately!!
No seriously, very nice shots. That Dikkop's an odd looking fellow though ;);)
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:LOL::LOL:

the kingfisher has a beak the same size as it's body (nearly)
 
Cracking pair of images, Dikkop is a new one for me, looks a bit like a foreshortened Stone curlew.
 
Thanks once again for the kind comments (y)

beanos Asked

great shots, were they taken at full zoom?
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Yes the were, 560mm with the 100-400 X 1.4 converter.
 
Janice said:
Yes those eyes remind me of a british bird which i will think of soon!! :D
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Stone Curlew perhaps missus:thinking:

Ah, should have read all posts, it's nalready been mentioned. Sorry:bang::bang:
 
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