Kingfisher Obsession

[Luis (Chito) Limchiu]

Sorry guys, but obsessions are difficult to cure so I persist in posting my recent and not so recent captures of my favorite bird- the kingfishers.

Urban Kingfishers taken at QC
Common Kingfisher

Canon 40D FD 300mm 2.8L 2x FD canon TC 1/60 f 5.6 on tripod

Canon EOS 1d MkII 300mm f4 2x TC 1/1200 f8 Iso 640 handheld

canon 1d MK2 canon 300 mm f4 IS 2x kenko TC 1/1000 f8 iso 500 handheld

White-collared Kingfisher

Canon 40D FD 300mm 2.6l 2x TC 1/1000 f6.3 iso 500 on tripod

Lastly here's a pic which i forgot to post of the male IBKF in one of the San Pablo lakes

Canon 40D 300mm f4 IS f5.6 1/500 iso 800

Cheers

Chito

[Romy Ocon]

Wow.... great job on the flying KFs, very nice set Chito!

[Ely Teehankee]

There is nothing to apologize about. Kingfishers are among my favorites. They are so small and yet so colorful. They have the skill to dive into the water and capture their prey. They have to work practically the whole day for they have to eat 60% of their body weight daily in order to live. Some of the young ones drown trying to get their food. Its not an easy life for the Kingfishers. I admire their skill and beauty. Thank you for sharing your beautiful Kingfishers. Well done Chito. Mabuhay.

[Edu Lorenzo Jr]

WoW DOC!!! The KIFs are a trophy!!!!

[Toto Gamboa]

Nice shot doc! I love KFs too

[Ariel Matias]

I always like looking at pictures of these very coloful birds, most especially if the pics are very well-composed such as these. Thanks for sharing.

[JP Cariño]

great kf set doc. this family is one of the species i want to complete before i retire hahaha

[Mark Itol]

Lovely set, Doc. KFs are also among my favorites.

[mantarey]

Great job catching them in the air, very difficult to do.

[ppaaoolloo]

BIF of a Kingfisher! Wish I could do that!