Great Blue Heron and Belted Kingfisher in Morning Fog

[Bo Zarts]

San Antonio Bay - Aransas National WIldlife Refuge
Texas Gulf Coast - February 2024
©2024 Bo Zarts Studio

[cachukis]

1. Bet that kingfisher comes back to that spot, often.

[Bo Zarts]

3. But not when I have a camera ready!

I spent over week on the Texas coast, and saw many kingfishers (including this one several times), but this is the only photo I got with a kingfisher in it .. and this was accidental. Kingfishers cover relatively small territories, but they are extremely elusive. Due to time and equipment constraints, I couldn’t really do the sit-and-wait necessary to photograph these wonderful birds. Next time!

[cachukis]

4. I had two frequenting my pond Florida.

Managed to get them flying, but not printable. Every time I would get close, off they went.
I have an Audubon friend, who shames me. He has the patience and gear.

[AllaN01Bear]

5. funny, when i just spot the bird or other, they take off. hem.

[CrispyQ]

2. A lovely photo!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

6. I love herons & kingfishers!

[FailureToCommunicate]

7. Great capture! (I'm guessing that was NOT with your phone.)

[Bo Zarts]

9. Sony A7R5 mirrorless full-frame camera ..

With a Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS lens

[FailureToCommunicate]

10. Cool. I figured as much.

[Evolve Dammit]

8. nice; glad you were there. For all of us!

[electric_blue68]

11. Nice catch, and cool composition!