One gulp and it was gone

Strangely the fish did not seem to be fighting to get away!

As the weather was so lovely yesterday, I decided on a quick trip to Intaka.

At least this time there were more fish around than the previous visit. Even a few birds that I have not seen there before.

The only decent shots I can get are when they sit still and don't move. The post they land on is only about 3 meters (9 feet) from the hide.

[Jennifer Eurell]

Brilliant - shot and bird.

[Junko Y]

Ah, Intaka . . . the place where you take such beautiful photos of birds. The brilliance of the colors shows up nicely here.

[Phil Sandford]

Fabulous capture Diana

[Kathy A]

Fabulous shot

[Joan Robillard]

Fabulous

[KoalaGardens🐨]

wow this is too amazing

[Mags]

What a gorgeous shot!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Absolutely wonderful ! fav

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Superb capture fv!

[narayani]

Fabulous capture

[Liz Gooster]

Perfection. Love those colours. And the eyes on both the fish and the kingfisher - that bird is certainly living up to its name!

[Paula Fontanini]

Outstanding capture, color & clarity!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Excellent capture.

[LManning (Laura)]

Incredible timing and details.

[Glover Shearron, Jr.]

Any chance there was some AI or composite layers involved in the editing of this one? The bird on the stump looks a bit unusual.

[Christine Sztukowski]

Absolutely amazing

[haskar]

Yes, without spices!

[Rob Z]

Super catch!

[Carole Sandford]

Fabulous capture!

[gloria jones]

Superb capture, details

[essiesue]

Beyond amazing! fav

[Allison Maltese]

A wonderful nature shot!! Great color and you got the defining moment.

[Renee Salamon]

Stunning capture

[Bucktree]

Super timing and a great capture.

[katy]

Fabulous shot of the bird AND the fish

[George]

Amazing capture.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Amazing shot

[Heather]

A super capture, Diana! Great timing and gorgeous light and colours! Fav

[4rky]

Fantastic. I've only seen kingfishers a few times - usually just a bright blue blur as they speed past. They are so quick! This is a lovely capture

[Jerzy]

Can't improve on perfection. VERY Nice

[Ann H. LeFevre]

How amazing was your timing on this!? fav!!

[Joy's Focus]

Stunning capture!

[Rick]

Awesome capture.

[Denise Wood]

FAVtastic :)

[Diana]

@jeneurell @jyokota @phil_sandford @kjarn @joansmor @koalagardens @marlboromaam @beryl @ziggy77 @narayani @lizgooster @bluemoon @mittens @ljmanning @ggshearron @365projectorgchristine @haskar @robz @carole_sandford @seattlite @essiesue @falcon11 @rensala @dkellogg @grammyn @gaf005 @elisasaeter @365projectorgheatherb @4rky @jerzyfotos @olivetreeann @joysfocus @rickster549 @gilbertwood Thanks for the wonderful comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@ggshearron Have you ever seen a kingfisher Glover? They look like this, especially when they have just come out of the water! The post they land on is about 3 meters from the hide. Check all my others, if you feel this is a fake. It is a pity that you are doubting my integrity :-(

[leggzy]

Simply amazing! Brilliant capture of this beautiful little bird.

[Issi Bannerman]

The perfect capture! Just fabulous.

[Glover Shearron, Jr.]

@ludwigsdiana Thanks for the clarification.

[Diana]

@leggzy @jamibann Thanks so much :-)