psquared Posted February 21, 2008 Share #1 Posted February 21, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) This is a female belted kingfisher from Bolsa Chica. Unlike many other bird species, the females are the more colorful kingfishers. R9/DMR + 800/5.6 + 1.4X APO Thanks for looking, Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stuny Posted February 21, 2008 Share #2 Posted February 21, 2008 Peter - She's gorgeous, and you've most certainly more than done her justice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted February 21, 2008 Share #3 Posted February 21, 2008 Peter, Perfect, as far as my knowledge goes. Are those fish scales on her beak ? Kingfishers are one of my favorite birds. Hope to scope one next Spring. Al Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michali Posted February 21, 2008 Share #4 Posted February 21, 2008 Peter- Excellent shot! Well done, like Al Kingfishers are my favorite birds. Looks similar to the Giant Kingfisher found in Africa. Thanks for sharing with us. MIKE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Henry Posted February 21, 2008 Share #5 Posted February 21, 2008 I agree with Stuart Al and Mike SUPERB picture , Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artichoke Posted February 22, 2008 Share #6 Posted February 22, 2008 well captured kingfishers are handsome birds ...I did not know about the females being more colorful than the males is this true for all kingfishers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psquared Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share #7 Posted February 22, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Stuart, Al, Mike, Henri, and Arthur, Thanks for your comments. Al: They may be fish scales on her beak. I'm not sure. Arthur: There are 93 species of kingfishers in the world. (I didn't know this before today.) Only a few species of kingfishers have more colorful females. Here's a reference: All About Birds: Belted Kingfisher Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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