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03/20/2006 10:53:28 AM · #1 |
Does anybody know what kind of bird this is? At first I thought it was a kingfisher, but I'm not sure they get this big (bigger than a duck) and had white tassles off the back of his head and under his bill. He was perched on a branch for about a half-hour watching the catfish in the water below, waiting for the right moment to strike. He got one, but turned his body coming out of the water and flew away from camera so you couldn't see it in the shots after these. Thanks for any help.
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03/20/2006 10:54:17 AM · #2 |
Looks like King Fisher to me :)
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03/20/2006 11:09:35 AM · #3 |
| Looks like a kingfisher to me too. Awesome series of shots!! |
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03/20/2006 11:12:43 AM · #4 |
| It looks like a Kingfisher but could possibly be some sort of Heron. |
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03/20/2006 11:53:16 AM · #5 |
Doesn't look like a Kingfisher, at all, to me.
Possibly a Black Crowned Night Heron?
Excellent Shots, BTW! |
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03/20/2006 12:06:32 PM · #6 |
Heron
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03/20/2006 12:54:47 PM · #7 |
| Thanks for all the replies. I have to study up on my herons, I was only familiar with the great blue or the longer/taller ones. There was also a juvenille there too, according to the website greatandsmall provided, and I got a cool photo of him catching a catfish too. Thanks again! |
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03/20/2006 01:36:48 PM · #8 |
Cool series Marc, excellent shooting.
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03/20/2006 01:46:41 PM · #9 |
| Thanks! Patience paid off here. I was looking through the viewfinder for about a 1/2 hour just waiting for him to drop in for a fish. |
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