The kingfisher a beautiful animal with its bright colours of orange and blue and a super good fisherman as you watch them dive to catch small fish. They have a particularly whistling call.
The kingfisher is a small bird with a short tail and legs, a short neck, short rounded wings, a large head with big eyes and a long, dagger-shaped bill. The legs of an adult kingfisher are orange to red in colour.
The kingfisher is a typical fish-eater, they like to nest in steep-sided waters. You can find them at still waters but also at running waters. I photographed this kingfisher at a small pond from a bird hide in the province of Groningen.
"From my hometown Hoogezand, I regularly go out to take photos in the provinces of Groningen and Drenthe. Photography has always been my interest. In 2008, I bought my first SLR camera and after that I started to delve more and more into photography and photo editing and.. Read more…