You know, Ann, there were actually two of them having an argy bargy a bit
ahead of us. Their feathers became very ruffled. That would have been the
shot to get. I had given the camera to my wife but couldn't safely
manoeuvre the car into a suitable position because there was a lot of
traffic on the causeway looking at an elephant herd in the river-bed on the
other side. It is illegal to half climb out of the window to take photos. If
you do, you can be sure someone will take a shot & post it on the Park shame
page. By the time she got a chance, they had separated.
Alan
-----Original Message-----
From: Ann Sanfedele
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 3:27 PM
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima)
Wow - that's a sweet shot! Love the look she is getting from her subject
:-) I want to reach in and fix his feather-do on top, though.
In a way it adds to the photo because of the look we are getting but
if it were mine I'd have to amputate that one strand. (I've been
watching too much MONK)
ann
On 8/19/2013 02:33, Alan C wrote:
My books say the average length is about 46cm - about the same as a
Kookaburra. About twice the size of most other species one sees around
here.
Alan
-----Original Message----- From: Brian Walters
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 12:49 AM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: PESO: GIANT KINGFISHER (Megaceryle maxima)
Quoting Alan C <c...@lantic.net>:
Sorry - here's the link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/9522062145/lightbox/
My better half caught this happy chappie on the causeway over the
Sabie river the other day.
Excellent shot - very sharp and detailed. I like his crew cut :-)>
So how big is a Giant Kingfisher? I'm wondering if it's about the
same size as our Kookaburra, which is another large kingfisher.
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