Bird on a Wire

I think I only ever saw kingfishers a couple of times when I lived in the UK but they seem to be quite common in NZ.

[Tiedmark]

Great shot. We have kingfishers on The Great Ouse, only a few yards from my home. However they move very fast unless you leave your camera at home.. Still trying to snap one.

[David M]

Awww, what a gorgeous bird. Never seen on in real life. Looks a tiny bit like a small kookaburra. Great capture too...

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Beautiful capture. FAV

[Louise]

Gorgeous capture!

[Sue Cooper]

Fantastic shot Nick. I'm very jealous. Fav.

[Alison]

oh how lucky! I have been on the lookout for a kingfisher for several years and srill looking ~ lovely shot

[Shady]

terrific capture. he looks chunkier than the UK variety.

[Carole G]

Great capture. I had one fly through the ranch sliders and hit the glass. Fortunately I got to it before the cat. Flew away as soon as I released it, so presume it was ok

[Dawn]

Nice capture and yes they are seen frequently in NZ

[Ali P]

Well spotted, well captured - I have tried but can't get close or clear enough!!!

[Donna]

Good spotting they're quite tricky birds

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Call me Joe]

Sweet capture, love it:)!

[Rachel]

Such lovely colours. I have seen some in Australia, but I'm not quick enough to get a shot.

[Dianne]

They might be common, but hard to catch. You have done very well!

[Nick]

@tiedmark @alextheseal @ladymagpie @cheekylulu @susiemc @alisonp @theboxmanreturns @yorkshirekiwi @dawnee @alinz @hop2it @bkbinthecity @joemuli @888rachel @dide Thanks very much for all your lovely comments and for putting this on the pp and tp pages. Luckily we see quite a lot of kingfishers around our town, maybe because we live close to a river, a lake and a wetlands.

[Stephanie Swift]

Great focus and light, fav.

[Chris Johnson]

Lovin' those yellow and green feathers!

[Rick]

Wow, lot more colors that what we have in Fla. Great capture.