From the Kingfisher Family

**Mad Aussie** · 10-19-2009, 09:55 PM

So hard to get Kingfishers in a shot. They are fast and never let me get near at all.

Here's a Sacred Kingfisher ...

And the good old Kookaburra ... king of the kingfisher family...

**Michaelaw** · 10-21-2009, 07:24 PM

That Kookaburra is a cool looking bird!

Never got a Kingfisher yet, been through three pairs of shoes trying!

**Bambi** · 10-21-2009, 07:27 PM

very nice. #2 is my favourite!

**Iguanasan** · 10-21-2009, 07:32 PM

Wow! Great shots. Love number 2. Looks like I can reach out and touch him!

**Mad Aussie** · 10-21-2009, 07:34 PM

Kookaburra's are characters. And their laugh is infectious.

I keep forgetting to add this in I got yesterday morning ... heavilly cropped so not great quality ...

Thanks for the comments. I was watching this one dissappear with no comments

**Mad Aussie** · 10-21-2009, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by Iguanasan

Wow! Great shots. Love number 2. Looks like I can reach out and touch him!

If they are a regular visitors to picnic areas then sometimes you can hand feed them bits of meat.

**casil403** · 10-21-2009, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by Mad Aussie

If they are a regular visitors to picnic areas then sometimes you can hand feed them bits of meat.

Gosh, our belted kingfishers are so the opposite of that!
I've never gotten a good shot of one yet because everytime I get even remotely close...off to the other side of the pond/river it goes.
Why 3 pairs of shoes MAW? Same reason?

**Mad Aussie** · 10-21-2009, 08:03 PM

Kingfishers are the same here Casil. I'm using 400mm to get those shots that are barely acceptable.

The Kookaburras can be the same but around picnic areas can be far more tame. Being much larger (they are about the size of a seagull) they are easier to shoot as well.