25-50 Views (Post up to 5 per day)
View allAll Photos Tagged Gotcha
RKO_1586. After catching the fish (see below comment box) the juvenile kingfisher flew to this nice perch to enjoy its meal!
Unfortunately the weather conditions constantly changed making it difficult to get some descent images, hence the high iso. But you can't complain when you are able to watch these beautiful little birds.
Copyright: Robert Kok. All rights reserved!
More of my work and activities can be seen on:
Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my explicit permission.
Thanks for visiting, commenting and faving my photos. Its very much appreciated!
RKO_3955. Common Kingfisher just after he came out of the water! Probably not the sharpest shot, but good enough the share!?
Copyright: Robert Kok. All rights reserved!
More of my work and activities can be seen on my website: robertkokphotography.com
Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my explicit permission.
Thanks for visiting, commenting and faving my photos. Its very much appreciated!
RKO-8282. Like a sphinx!
Copyright: Robert Kok. All rights reserved! Watermark protected.
More of my work and activities can be seen on my website: robertkokphotography.com
Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my explicit permission.
Thanks for visiting, commenting and faving my photos. Its very much appreciated!
RKO_3873. Another successful dive!
Copyright: Robert Kok. All rights reserved! Watermark protected.
More of my work and activities can be seen on my website: robertkokphotography.com
Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my explicit permission.
Thanks for visiting, commenting and faving my photos. Its very much appreciated!
RKO_3752.
Copyright: Robert Kok. All rights reserved!
More of my work and activities can be seen on:
Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my explicit permission.
Thanks for visiting, commenting and faving my photos. Its very much appreciated!
RKO_5977. They are back in The Netherlands!
Copyright: Robert Kok. All rights reserved! Watermark protected image!
More of my work and activities can be seen on my website: robertkokphotography.com
Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my explicit permission.
Thanks for visiting, commenting and faving my photos. Its very much appreciated!
RKO_9508. From the archives!
Copyright: Robert Kok. All rights reserved! Watermark protected.
More of my work and activities can be seen on:
Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my explicit permission.
Thanks for visiting, commenting and faving my photos. Its very much appreciated!
RKO_8311. Nikon D850 , F9.0 , 1 /4000 , ISO7200.
Another successful dive in 2022! Light conditions challenging and an unwilling fish to pose. Understand he had other problems to cope with! Acceptable sharpness for such a dynamic shot.
Copyright: Robert Kok. All rights reserved! Watermark protected.
More of my work and activities can be seen on my website: robertkokphotography.com
Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my explicit permission.
Thanks for visiting, commenting and faving my photos. Its very much appreciated!
RKO_2147. Almost too close to get a reasonable good and sharp shot! Not perfect this one, but giving you an idea of the impact of the dive.
Copyright: Robert Kok. All rights reserved!
More of my work and activities can be seen on my website: robertkokphotography.com or via
Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my explicit permission.
Thanks for visiting, commenting and faving my photos. Its very much appreciated!
I saw this masked lapwing busy hunting for food and so I keep following it until it caught a worm.
Taken at Lake Weeroona, Bendigo, Victoria.
Many thanks for your visit, comments, invites and faves...it is always appreciated..
Peaceful Sunday
White-fronted bee-eaters (Merops bullockoides) in the Africa Rock aviary, San Diego Zoo. Conservation status: Least Concern
RKO_9485. Beautiful female Common Kingfisher at work!
Copyright: Robert Kok. All rights reserved! Watermark protected.
More of my work and activities can be seen on my website: robertkokphotography.com
Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my explicit permission.
Thanks for visiting, commenting and faving my photos. Its very much appreciated!
I was able to grab a photo of this grey heron tossing around a mole before he swallowed it, nature at its best.
RKO_6152. European Kestrel with prey!
Copyright: Robert Kok. All rights reserved!
More of my work and activities can be seen on my website: robertkokphotography.com
Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my explicit permission.
Thanks for visiting, commenting and faving my photos. Its very much appreciated!
RKO_9945. I just found out that this is the 26th upload of a successful dive of the Common Kingfisher!
Hopefully you are not getting bored! No flash lights used!
Copyright: Robert Kok. All rights reserved!
More of my work and activities can be seen on:
Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my explicit permission.
Thanks for visiting, commenting and faving my photos. Its very much appreciated!
RKO_3831. A framed image of a Common Kingfisher with a passe-partout could look like this !
Copyright: Robert Kok. All rights reserved!
More of my work and activities can be seen on my website: robertkokphotography.com or via
Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my explicit permission.
Thanks for visiting, commenting and faving my photos. Its very much appreciated!
This heron seems to be a master of body control. An amazing hunter...
Please respect my copyright.
Absolutely No use, no reposting at social media ore somewhere else of any of my photos without my expressly permission!
And: I don't like Comment-Codes, "awards", or such groups. Because of that, Comment codes, "Awards" and invitations in such groups will be deleted. There is an Explanation at my profile.
So, if you want to say something about my photo, it will be really appreciated, no matter if it's about liking or some constructive criticism. Your own thoughts and words will mean much more to me than a universal-text.
Also please don't post pictures in the commenting-area. You could post them much better in your own photo stream. ;-D
After many attempts at photographing these Tree Swallows, I found a nesting pair that were much more cooperative. They are spectacular in the sunlight.
Amazon Kingfisher - female - At Pantanal - Mato Grosso.
Thanks a lot for your visits, comments, faves, invites, etc. Very much appreciated!
© All my images are protected under international authors copyright laws and may not be downloaded, reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without my written explicit permission. All rights reserved. Please contact me at thelma.gatuzzo@gmail.com if you intend to buy or use any of my images.
Sibling Rivalry - Great Egrets
From Forest Preserves of Cook County"
Whether fishing or fighting, the great egret’s razor-sharp bill is an amazing tool:
Stalking & spearing: Standing motionless or slowly wading in shallow water, great egrets wait for prey (mainly small fish and amphibians) to swim by. With a swift stab of the bill, they pierce or snap up the oblivious prey—then swallow them whole.
Sibling rivalry: Dominant chicks have been known to use their bills to attack weaker siblings in the nest, sometimes resulting in death.
Nest defense: Great egrets most often nest in isolated tree-top colonies with other water birds. If a predator manages to make it to a nest, they’ll be met with sharp thrusting bills.
From the photographer - it appears that these two will make it to fledge - likely there was a third sibling that wasn't so lucky - the population at this rookery is way down from years past and likely food is an issue - whether that resulted in a sibling killing or not, I don't know. These two appeared to be trying to grab each other's beak for food the way they grab their parent's beak - this is the behavior I've always seen among the egrets.
RKO_3872. Common Kingfisher leaving the water with a small fish!
Copyright: Robert Kok. All rights reserved!
More of my work and activities can be seen on my website: robertkokphotography.com
Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my explicit permission.
Thanks for visiting, commenting and faving my photos. Its very much appreciated!
RKO_8300. Ready, set, action!
Copyright: Robert Kok. All rights reserved! Watermark protected.
More of my work and activities can be seen on my website: robertkokphotography.com
Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my explicit permission.
Thanks for visiting, commenting and faving my photos. Its very much appreciated!
RKO_1985. On a rainy day! This Common Kingfisher just left the pond with two small fish in its beak.
Copyright: Robert Kok. All rights reserved!
More of my work and activities can be seen on:
Please do not use my photos on websites, blogs or in any other media without my explicit permission.
Thanks for visiting, commenting and faving my photos. Its very much appreciated!