tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post5571347438627005170..comments2023-11-02T21:28:33.548+10:00Comments on Sandy Straits and Beyond: Sacred Kingfishermickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-5021856546015841522008-11-11T12:48:00.000+10:002008-11-11T12:48:00.000+10:00thanks for your comment Bernie, I shall check back...thanks for your comment Bernie, I shall check back for your photo of the belted kingfishermickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-41343401439299759862008-11-11T11:40:00.000+10:002008-11-11T11:40:00.000+10:00I really enjoy watching kingfishers too. They are...I really enjoy watching kingfishers too. They are fun to watch hovering in one place when they are searching out their prey. I got a belted kingfisher photo from Washington State that I will post tomorrow for comparison. But I think I like the spectacular greens that the Sacred displays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-90254727855081504032008-11-08T17:31:00.000+10:002008-11-08T17:31:00.000+10:00Thanks Mosura, I've been collecting photos of thos...Thanks Mosura, I've been collecting photos of those kingfishers for some time now trying to understand the colors better.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-11087730732255420662008-11-08T08:51:00.000+10:002008-11-08T08:51:00.000+10:00Wonderful photos. Can't comment on colours as it's...Wonderful photos. Can't comment on colours as it's been decades since I've seen one.Mosurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786494432479216149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-14668030614173352692008-11-08T03:26:00.000+10:002008-11-08T03:26:00.000+10:00Thanks for all the info, Denis. The photos on the ...Thanks for all the info, Denis. The photos on the wikipedia page were interesting. Now I want to find another kingfisher to photograph!mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-2285421367412852142008-11-07T23:34:00.000+10:002008-11-07T23:34:00.000+10:00Hi MickThanks for the follow-up posting.As an inte...Hi Mick<BR/>Thanks for the follow-up posting.<BR/>As an interesting example, Wikipedia has an article on Sacred Kingfisher - not normally my favourite bird reference, but often worth a look - as in this case.<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Kingfisher<BR/>There are two images (one is a small video) - but one looks decidedly greenish, and the other is a definite blue.<BR/>Now we can add your three images. Thanks.<BR/>DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-76030502951451598322008-11-07T19:00:00.000+10:002008-11-07T19:00:00.000+10:00Thanks Tony. That is an interesting explanation. ...Thanks Tony. That is an interesting explanation. I just wish it were possible to photograph the same bird in the same place at different times of the day!mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-9725828379621252712008-11-07T18:43:00.000+10:002008-11-07T18:43:00.000+10:00Kingfishers are good example of light angles and c...Kingfishers are good example of light angles and colour changes, Mick.<BR/>Even the drab Sacreds take on spectacular greens and blues seen soon after sunrise, if the sun' rays, the birds and our eyes are on the same line. Softer, diffused evening light doesn't work so well. Noon is terrible unless we get above the birds.Tyto Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834120720077625697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-51772768963718495382008-11-07T17:36:00.000+10:002008-11-07T17:36:00.000+10:00Make-up, however acquired, doesn't count, Duncan!Make-up, however acquired, doesn't count, Duncan!mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-13546996043912580522008-11-07T17:27:00.000+10:002008-11-07T17:27:00.000+10:00We saw a nearly black one last season Mick, only b...We saw a nearly black one last season Mick, only because its nest was in a burnt tree!Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182951711946882353noreply@blogger.com