The photo shows an adult male (Kingfisher). Here he is sitting on his fixed perch above the water. When he sees food (fish, crayfish, frogs) in the water, he dives in.
In the immediate vicinity his 3 youngsters were breeding. So he came to show them how to do it.
Photo was taken from a hide to avoid disturbing the birds after a long period of observation.
Images taken with Canon 90D and Canon 500mm F4 II. Minor editing done to meet the condition of this site.
I'm Cedric Willekens, 25 years old and originating and living in Bree (Belgium). I got the microbes for photography from my fathers during my teenage years. At the moment I'm photographing for over 10 years and I've upgraded my equipment several times.
I only photograph birds. I currently do this..
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