Pied Kingfisher

I was in two minds whether I should post this or not. It was far away, high up in a tree and severely cropped. The quality is pretty bad, but it is the first time that I have seen one here. Of course it had to go into that tree with all the seed pods!

[Ron]

I support your decision to post it - great clarity on this end. No clue that it's so greatly cropped. Nice sighting!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

wow I've never seen one of these, so just to see him is great. that beak is incredible. glad you posted :)

[Diana]

@stray_shooter Thanks Ron, I did not post the cropped one after all, just had to zoom a long way ;-)

[Diana]

@koalagardens Thanks Katrina, I was so excited to see it, Denoise ai saved the shot :-)

[Kathy A]

That’s an interesting looking bird, amazing beak

[JackieR]

thank you ofr posting, a kingfisher photo is my main bucket list shot! I think this looks lovely

[Babs]

Definitely worth posting, a great shot, well spotted.

[Graham Harcombe]

Such perky little birds, always a pleasure to watch.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely capture

[Denise Wood]

Always great to capture a first :)

[Monique]

Never saw one before so thanks for posting, beautiful bird !

[katy]

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the quality of the shot. Considering all the obstacles you mentioned I think it’s wonderful

[amyK]

There is plenty to like about this shot. Nice clarity; good eye catchlight; and a “first sighting” is always exciting.

[Merrelyn]

It's always exciting to get a first capture. Its beak almost looks too big for its body.

[Bep]

Well spotted. What a beautiful bird!

[Nina Ganci]

outstanding
you sure do have lots of birds around you, and your photography of birds is superb

[Michelle]

Beautiful looking bird

[Etienne]

Very nice bird but the tree is also quite amazing.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice shot

[Jane Pittenger]

Awesome

[Valerie Chesney]

Great capture. Diana.

[Milanie]

That's pretty neat to see

[Lynda McG]

Handsome fella!

[Diana]

@koalagardens @kjarn @30pics4jackiesdiamond @onewing @ellida @ziggy77 @gilbertwood @momamo @grammyn @amyk @merrelyn @gijsje @ninaganci @bigmxx @etienne @elisasaeter @jgpittenger @happysnaps @milaniet @lyndamcg Thanks so much for the lovely comments and fav, it is very much appreciated.

[Rick]

Nice capture. At least you have gotten one. I haven't been able to get close to any, around here.

[Diana]

@rickster549 Thanks Rick, at first I did not know what it was :-)