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The Diver

The Diver

Belted kingfishers are supposed to be fairly common in the northern part of California but this was the first one I had ever seen. The males have a single blue...
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Belted kingfishers are supposed to be fairly common in the northern part of California but this was the first one I had ever seen. The males have a single blue chest band. The females have a blue chest band and rust colored belt. Photographed at Sandy Wool Lake, Ed Levin County Park, near San Jose, California.
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NIKON D850

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 6000/10

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Jul, 2018

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Outstanding, Mark! You are a superb bird photographer!

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Beautiful kingfisher portrait

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You finally saw your Kingfisher!! Wonderful capture!! : )

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Great shot.. love the kingfisher.

These birds are awesome! 😊

Love this little bird. What a capture.

Such a great, clear shot! So hard to capture these skittish little birds! Love this...a wall hanger!

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Wonderful portrait

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