A White Throated Kingfisher with an eye on us in flight
A common bird and Kingfisher found easily across the state in the countryside - usually around waterbodies such as lakes, ponds, or paddyfields. The bird is a predator and adults do get pretty big - the size of small dove maybe.
These are opportunistic predators and can be seen with a variety of prey in their beaks. This includes reptiles like Lizards and Skinks, smaller birds like White-Eyes, Flowerpeckers and even chicks of other birds, fish, beetles and Grasshoppers. The birds are aggressive and quite territorial. This one though I sighted hunting over a small lake that is usually shallow and hosts a wide variety of waders, but due to rains has quite a bit of water now.
Shot on the edge of a forest where the kingfisher was hunting on the edge of a small hill. The area had a good number of small birds, maybe reptiles like lizards and even insects like beetles. It was flying around and we had a good opportunity to get this in flight.
Thanks in advance for your views, faves and feedback. Much appreciated.
A White Throated Kingfisher with an eye on us in flight
A common bird and Kingfisher found easily across the state in the countryside - usually around waterbodies such as lakes, ponds, or paddyfields. The bird is a predator and adults do get pretty big - the size of small dove maybe.
These are opportunistic predators and can be seen with a variety of prey in their beaks. This includes reptiles like Lizards and Skinks, smaller birds like White-Eyes, Flowerpeckers and even chicks of other birds, fish, beetles and Grasshoppers. The birds are aggressive and quite territorial. This one though I sighted hunting over a small lake that is usually shallow and hosts a wide variety of waders, but due to rains has quite a bit of water now.
Shot on the edge of a forest where the kingfisher was hunting on the edge of a small hill. The area had a good number of small birds, maybe reptiles like lizards and even insects like beetles. It was flying around and we had a good opportunity to get this in flight.
Thanks in advance for your views, faves and feedback. Much appreciated.