Staring straight ahead

I was so delighted to spot this pied kingfisher which I have not seen at Spier before. He is also a bit bigger than the malachites.

He did not stay long enough, but I managed to get one or two shots.

As usual, heavily cropped in Topaz Gigapixel.

[Susan Wakely]

Wow. How fabulous to see.

[Corinne C]

Such a stunning bird and a gorgeous capture!

[katy]

Excellent! Such a fantastic detailed photo of him FAV

[winghong_ho]

I first time see this kind of kingfisher.

[Bucktree]

Wow. Beautiful, striking Kingfisher. Excellent capture.

[Islandgirl]

Great shot and neat bird!

[Steve Chappell]

Fantastic capture

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Beautiful capture fav!

[Joan Robillard]

Beautiful

[Linda Godwin]

Splendid shot of this new to me Kingfisher! He is Fantastic with an extra big beak.

[Cordiander]

Impressive beak!

[Paula Fontanini]

I'd be over the moon to see one of these and even more so to get such a stellar capture! Well done Diana!

[Mags]

Great shot!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Excellent.

[Beryl Lloyd]

What a wonderful species of Kingfisher - ( a new one for me ! ) Love the speckled plumage , the sharp chiselled head and long beak, and his funky head tuffs So cute ! fav

[Allison Maltese]

Nice capture of this one. It is more like the US kingfisher than the malachite. Beautiful shot!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

a totally new kingfisher for me!!!

[Pammy Joy]

Beautiful

[Rob Z]

Wow - that is such a different bird. Great catch.

[Carole Sandford]

Super capture!

[haskar]

Excellent capture. A new bird for me.

[George]

Superb capture.

[Kathy A]

Cute bird, huge beak

[narayani]

Great shot

[Valerie Chesney]

Such a beauty!

[Heather]

Wow! He cuts quite an image! Your shot is super, Diana, with your shallow dof and lovely bokeh to show him off! Big fav!

[Jane Pittenger]

Wow

[Diana]

@wakelys @corinnec @grammyn @wh2021 @dkellogg @radiogirl @swchappell @ziggy77 @joansmor @rontu @cordulaamann @bluemoon @marlboromaam @mittens @beryl @falcon11 @koalagardens @pammyjoy @robz @carole_sandford @haskar @gaf005 @kjarn @narayani @happysnaps @365projectorgheatherb @jgpittenger Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Rick]

Wow, that's definitely a different one. Great shot.

[amyK]

Very cool kingfisher and excellent shot!

[Christina]

Wonderful

[Kerry McCarthy]

Great catch!

[Christine Sztukowski]

Excellent photo of this amazing bird

[Olwynne]

Beautiful shot

[Vesna]

Excellent.