The Grey Headed Kingfisher comes to the tree above our bird bath almost every day now. It's a beautiful bird, but from the front it looks very plain. So I got out the camera yesterday to take a picture but this bird never turns around so we can see the beautiful, colorful part of the bird. So I started mumbling to myself, out loud, "Come on King Fisher, just turn around so I can take a picture of your back!". Didn't happen. I was thinking about you guys you know - wanted to take a picture of it's back so I could post it on our blog and you could see how beautiful it is.
Well......today, when I already had the camera out to take pictures of some finches in the bird bath the King Fisher flies down right into my camera view - his back facing me! I started snapping shots immediately and continued in amazement as it proceeded to open it's wings and turn as if to show off his beauty! It was pretty cool! Enjoy the pics, and it's ok if you think I'm a little kooky - I do too! But whatever it takes to keep going and find enjoyment in PC Nam! This is Rachel btw - Caleb had me put that disclaimer so you wouldn't think he was kooky too :) Picture captions by Caleb.
Grey Headed Kingfisher Frontal (mostly boring and plain)
Grey Headed Kingfisher Rear (pretty cool with the blue in the tail)
Boom!!! Kazow!!! Shablam!!!(next he pulls a rabbit out of his tail feathers)
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Amazing pictures! So excited to see them in person (:
Rachel, you are amazing and the pictures are too.
Looking at these again, you should really submit them somewhere! They truly are amazing pictures! You could make money on this gift (: Mom
Wow. Those are so cool!!!!! How fun.
It's gonna take more than a forced disclaimer for me to believe that Caleb isn't kooky.
Are all the birds so cooperative!What great pcitures in this series of blog entries!!!! I got to see many of these pictures with Clark and Cathy just before the BJ show. We had a really wonderful evening; went out for Pizza and ice cream and then looked pictures from their trip. It was great!!
That's quite the pose - Rachel, the bird whisperer.
Saaayyy. Somebody's using his mating display to try and get noticed by a higher species. I hope you can top a fan of electric blue feathers, Caleb, 'cause you have some competition. Click, click, warble, squawk. The lovely gold-crested Caleb leaps and dances about the nest in hopes of gaining the attention of his beautiful mate...
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