You’re never going to get a photo from there! The fearless bird was hunting fish in the Scottish River Tarff and decided a photographer’s head would be a perfect spot for a meal - rather than in front ...
Belted kingfishers are busy birds. They spend a good part of their day pursuing food. Small fish, dragonfly larvae and water bugs are fair game for these year-round residents of Central Florida. I’ve ...
It was a typical San Diego late fall afternoon at Oceanside Harbor, with mild temperatures and a setting sun that warmed a clear blue sky. Seals were feeding in the calm waters of the harbor, and I ...
This amazing slow motion video shows the moment a cheeky kingfisher plunges into an icy lake to catch a fish - and then uses an angler's rod as a perch to devour his meal. The stunning footage was ...
The Ringed Kingfisher can perch up to 30 feet above the water before plunging headfirst toward its prey – creating a split-second burst of motion that is notoriously difficult to photograph. But ...
The remarkable moment a kingfisher dives into a tank of minnows to capture its lunchtime feast has been caught on camera by a naturalist. Andrew Hough 07 February 2010 • 10:00pm A close up of the ...
“Many of his dives he makes from a fluttering halt … up to 15 feet above the water’s surface … but not infrequently, he makes his plunge, like a blue meteor, from a perch 50 or more feet from the ...