Flapping around in delight

after finishing his fish!

Not sure if the wind was blowing the feathers, but there was a lot of movement.

[Jacqueline]

Lovely!

[Brigette]

how cool - this is a wonderful capture Diana - his monochromatic coat is a great contrast to the background

[Susan Wakely]

What a display.

[Annie D]

such pretty patterns

[Beryl Lloyd]

Aaw ! adorable - what a display - He must have enjoyed his fish ! fav

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful

[Valerie Chesney]

Such an adorable capture of this beauty!..Fav..
You have captured in detail the feathers & those little tufts on his head..

[Mags]

Superb capture!

[Babs]

He was probably still trying to digest his fish.

[katy]

Other than in your project, I have never seen a kingfisher in these colors before. He looks really great.

[Peter]

Wonderful feather detail Diana beautifully captured image, Fav:)

[Christine Sztukowski]

Stunning shot

[Bucktree]

Great capture of this balancing act.

[Paul J]

Nice catch. Maybe he was drying off after fishing for his dinner.

[Merrelyn]

Lovely shot Diana. I've never seen a kingfisher like this.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great capture and he is so interesting looking.

[LManning (Laura)]

So beautifully crisp!

[Olwynne]

Beautiful capture. Such a different colour to the norm

[Heather]

What a super capture, Diana! So crisp and with a nice soft dof background! And yes, there is a lot of movement with his feathers- a bad hair day? Fav

[gloria jones]

Amazing capture...What gorgeous feather patterns.

[Renee Salamon]

Your bird shots are exquisite

[Rob Z]

How wonderful

[Carole Sandford]

Fabulous shot! I didn’t know that kingfishers could have these colours!

[KV]

Sweet!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Awesome shot

[George]

Superb focus and DOF.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

It's a happy tummy dance!

[Tia]

Fabulous shot! He’s doing a happy dance!

[Diana]

@jacqbb @brigette @wakelys @annied @beryl @joansmor @happysnaps @marlboromaam @onewing @grammyn @pcoulson @365projectorgchristine @dkellogg @pej76 @merrelyn @mittens @ljmanning @ollyfran @365projectorgheatherb @seattlite @rensala @robz @carole_sandford @kvphoto @elisasaeter @gaf005 @olivetreeann Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@merrelyn @carole_sandford There are around 120 different species in the world. I just googled as did not know that :-)

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Such great detail--nice!

[Vesna]

Superb focus.

[winghong_ho]

Great close-up. Fav.

[Diana]

@aikiuser @vesna0210 @wh2021 Thanks so much :-)

[haskar]

Wow! Fav!