Belted Kingfisher, Mississippi River, Deere Marsh, Iowa
Those who read my blog since a long time may remember that I call him “the bastard”. I will do that until I finally will get a sharp picture of the Belted Kingfisher and I don’t have to crop it. It is not an uncommon bird. We can find them along the Mississippi River, in any side valley that has a creek, or at the edge of ponds and marshes as long there is fish to catch. The problem is, they are extremely skittish and fly away quite often long before a person can get close enough for a picture, even with a long focal length.
This photo of a male kingfisher was made last week at John Deere Marsh. There was not much I could do to shorten the distance between the bird and the lens. There was water between me and the kingfisher and at the end I cropped the photo quite a bit. I guess I still call him “the bastard” until another time…