Kingfishers Kingdom - a photo on Flickriver

            For several years now I have been out in nature to observe the small, beautiful kingfisher and, if possible, to photograph him. I need a lot of patience because the magnificent blue shimmering bird is extremely small and clever. So I tried countless times to get as close to it as possible, but mostly failed. Last year the winter was so cold that the snow stayed on the trees for longer, which created the best conditions for capturing the beautiful blue of the delicate bird with my camera. After many ice-cold mornings spent outside, I finally managed to photograph the kingfisher where I think it looks most beautiful, on a snow-covered tree. After this considerable effort, I was so grateful to have encountered the most colorful and beautiful bird in my area in its kingdom.

I hope you like this picture with my personal favorite bird. If you consider that there are still about 500 pairs of kingfishers in the whole of Switzerland, then I must be more than happy to have encountered one out there in the beautiful nature of my homeland.

It doesn’t matter how smart, rich or influential you are. What I care about is how you treat animals.

The most powerful language lies in the eyes of animals.

Taken on: January 21, 2024

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FujifilmX-H1

nature

Fujifilmphotography

Kingfisher

Eisvogel

winter

wildlife

wildlifephotography

FujinonXF100-400mm « less

Sets appears in: • Discover Switzerland • Animal kingdom

Groups appears in: • Dreams can come true • Pure real and virtual works of art

Camera: Fujifilm X-H1, f/5.6, 1/125 sec, 400mm (=600mm), ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm X-H1
Lens:	XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	400mm (35mm equivalent: 600mm)
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	+0.67 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Digital Camera X-H1 Ver2.14
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