Black-backed Kingfisher

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• hansh (276)
• [2006-06-09 10:36]

A very nice colored bird and you've captured it in an nice way. I like the POV.
Gr. Hans

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• manyee (20984)
• [2006-06-09 10:40]

Hi Percy,
What a little jewel of a bird you have captured.
The colors are magnificent. WOW!
Great profile shot with very sharp and bright details.
The dark BG isolates the subject well.
I love those little claws and how they wrap around the twig.
Beautiful. TFS. : )

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• ramthakur (32026)
• [2006-06-09 10:51]

What a beautiful kingfisher! Lovliest colours I have ever seen on a kingfisher, Percy.
Very good point of view, DOF and sharpness.
Well done and TFS.

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• batu (13218)
• [2006-06-09 12:36]
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Hallo Percy, an excellent picture of this beautiful bird. I'm not sure on the identity, but I think it is Ceyx erithacus (Oriental dwarf kingfisher).
REFERENCES:
> Smythies B.E. (1960) The Birds of Borneo. - Kuala Lumpur.
> Holmes D. & Nash S (1990) The Birds of Sumatra and Kalimantan. - Oxford University Press, Singapore, Oxford, New York.
Peter

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• Evelynn (14396)
• [2006-06-09 13:02]

Hi Percy,

Wow..that doesn't even look real! Those colors...some birds it seems got more than their share! It is gorgeous. He likes like he is all head and no tail. Is there more tail that we are just not seeing here? Thanks for sharinig such an amazing bird with us. Nicely exposed and composed.

Evelynn : )

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• jaycee (21912)
• [2006-06-09 13:05]

Oh those colors! Fantastic.

Jane

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• wallhalla15 (13829)
• [2006-06-09 15:08]

Hello Percy,
this is a great photo. Great colours, excellent sharpness, a very nice composition. TFS.
Gr.
Heinz

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• wishnugaruda (16356)
• [2006-06-09 16:32]

Wow, those colours are marvelous, Percy,
the bird is realy phantastic, I love it
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• thor68 (5642)
• [2006-06-09 16:47]

wow, what a colorful jewel of the jungle.
excellent shot, percy! :-)
the colors are absolutely beautiful -
the fill flash really brightens them up nicely.
good composition and details - no tail?
well seen & captured, thor.

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• mario-roberto (2627)
• [2006-06-09 18:07]

good composition and colours.
Hi Mario

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• jossim (12248)
• [2006-06-10 6:31]

Bonjour Percy!

Félicitations pour cette superbe présentation de cet oiseau. Les couleurs sont halucinante et les détails excellents.

Merci.
joseph

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• OdetteVN (384)
• [2006-06-11 10:54]

Wow this bird is so beautiful. The details and sharpness are good. Well done.