Monday, February 12, 2007

The king of good times


Alcedo atthis - Common Kingfisher (Small Blue Kingfisher)
(Panasonic Lumix FZ50 : ISO 100, f/4.0 at 1/80s)


Common Kingfisher
(Panasonic Lumix FZ50 : ISO 100, f/4.0 at 1/100s)


The Small Blue Kingfisher is just a little larger than a sparrow and is usually seen close to water. It flies with rapid wing-beats just above the water level. This tiny Kingfisher can be spotted at the Sankey, Lalbagh and Hebbal lakes in Bangalore.

17 comments:

  1. Great work Anoop, as usual. Think you must pay a visit to Africa soon :D ~Mahi

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  2. too good dude!!

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  3. @kuku: hebbal lake
    @mahi: if WDF doesnt call, atleast i hope Africa happens !! :)

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  4. pretty as usual
    err do u mind if i use one of the flowers from the splash of color post below as my wallpaper?

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  5. What a unique bird.

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  6. anoopman i dont have the decency to ask ur permission for using ur potos as wallpaper...i am using it..aste..

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  7. @sarva: haha.. man u dont have to ask!

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  8. Your compositions just keep getting better. Keep it up!

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  9. hey wow,
    have u raken these snaps?

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  10. ur photo blog sure is eye candy! really nice pictures...
    i love the clarity that shows in ur pics.
    :)
    will def come back for more!

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  11. You have some incredible pictures here!

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