Kingfishers

Pair of Giant Kingfishers (Megaceryle maxima), Lake Naivasha, Kenya, Sept 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/2500 sec at f / 7.1

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Male Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), Lake Naivasha, Kenya, Sept 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/3200 sec at f / 7.1

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Male Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), Lake Naivasha, Kenya, Sept 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/2500 sec at f / 6.3

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Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/5000 sec at f / 4.5

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Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/5000 sec at f / 4.5

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Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/6400 sec at f / 4.5

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Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/8000 sec at f / 2.8

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Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/8000 sec at f / 2.8

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Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/5000 sec at f / 5.0

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Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/5000 sec at f / 5.0

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Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/5000 sec at f / 5.0

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Grey-Headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala), Samburu, Kenya, Sept 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/800 sec at f / 8.0

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Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata), Lake Naivasha, Kenya, Sept 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/3200 sec at f / 6.3

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Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata), Lake Naivasha, Kenya, Sept 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/5000 sec at f / 6.3

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Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/3200 sec at f / 7.1

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Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/3200 sec at f / 7.1

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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Lake Naivasha, Kenya, Sept 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/1000 sec at f / 8.0

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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Lake Naivasha, Kenya, Sept 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/1000 sec at f / 8.0

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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Lake Naivasha, Kenya, Sept 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/800 sec at f / 6.3

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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Lake Naivasha, Kenya, Sept 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/800 sec at f / 6.3

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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/1600 sec at f / 4.0

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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/320 sec at f / 9.0

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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/1600 sec at f / 7.1

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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/500 sec at f / 7.1

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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/1600 sec at f / 7.1

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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/640 sec at f / 9.0

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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/4000 sec at f / 4.5

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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) being chased from nest by Monitor Lizard, Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/3200 sec at f / 7.1

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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/2500 sec at f / 8.0

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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/2000 sec at f / 8.0

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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/2000 sec at f / 8.0

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Pied Kingfishers (Ceryle rudis), Botswana, June 2009
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/4000 sec at f / 5.6

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Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti) eating snake, Masai Mara (Keekorok), Kenya, Sept 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/640 sec at f / 7.1

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Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti) eating snake, Masai Mara (Keekorok), Kenya, Sept 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/500 sec at f / 7.1

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Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti) eating snake, Masai Mara (Keekorok), Kenya, Sept 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/320 sec at f / 7.1

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Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti) eating snake, Masai Mara (Keekorok), Kenya, Sept 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/2500 sec at f / 7.1

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Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti) eating snake, Masai Mara (Keekorok), Kenya, Sept 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/2500 sec at f / 7.1

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Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti) eating snake, Masai Mara (Keekorok), Kenya, Sept 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/1600 sec at f / 7.1

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Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti) eating snake, Masai Mara (Keekorok), Kenya, Sept 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/2000 sec at f / 7.1

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Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti), Masai Mara (Keekorok), Kenya, Sept 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/500 sec at f / 7.1

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Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis), Masai Mara (Keekorok), Kenya, Sept 2007
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/125 sec at f / 13

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