No way is that fitting!!!!

[brewmaster15]

This guys eyes are definitely bigger than its stomach!!! Greedy little kingfisher!


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al

[Clawhammer]

Great shots! Keep up the photos Al, I love seeing these great shots of your local flora and fauna.

[Second Hand Pat]

Holy moly, I am surprised it could fly with that fish. Was it able to swallow the fish Al? I take it not based on the title.
Pat

[brewmaster15]

Great shots! Keep up the photos Al, I love seeing these great shots of your local flora and fauna.

Thanks Eric! I will.:)

al

[brewmaster15]

Holy moly, I am surprised it could fly with that fish. Was it able to swallow the fish Al? I take it not based on the title.
Pat

Pat, I'm afraid he left that to our imagination. I took these shots from the cover of my car in a parking lot. All was good until another car pulled in and off he flew... I 'm amazed it could carry it!

al

[Second Hand Pat]

They are amazing but skittish birds Al. Trying to capture them in flight is near impossible.
Pat

[emil]

Amazing photo Al. Like your pictures of nature.

[brewmaster15]

Amazing photo Al. Like your pictures of nature.

Thank You Emil! Glad you enjoy them,

al

[RogueDiscus]

It's amazing it maneuvered the fish from holding it near the tail to swallowing it head first without dropping it.

[brewmaster15]

It's amazing it maneuvered the fish from holding it near the tail to swallowing it head first without dropping it. yep, and that fish sure looks slimy!

al

[SMB2]

Nice shot!
KFs are not easy to get.

[LizStreithorst]

It's a flammable sequence. Just think about how good it would look hung on a wall.

[rickztahone]

Nice series. I have a friend on a photography forum that all he specializes in is KF's. Cool shots

[brewmaster15]

Thanks Guys...

Ricardo, we only have one species in CT and they are not that common. You see them here and there, I lucked out for sure.


The fish in its bill is actually being identified by the State Dept Environmental P. Its likely a alien in CT. My first guess was a snakehead but after looking it up on the web, it looks like a Bowfin... not as bad as a snakehead... but a non native. And it really should not have been in that water system at all.

al

[Second Hand Pat]

Sorry to hear that Al, I can identify coming from the home of invasive species. :(
Pat

[Discus-n00b]

I wanna see some of him catching the fish in the water next Al!! ;) Great shots, the fish is as big as the bird!! Used to have some KF hang around our farm pond, wonder if they are still around. I haven't been out there in some time, not to spend any real time at least. Maybe this summer.

I don't think it's a Bowfin, tail is wrong for a Bowfin. They usually have a rounded tail. I don't think it's snout looks long enough to be some sort of Pickerel/Pike/etc but it could be the angle.....possibly some type of Juvi trout? Interested to see what the experts come back with.

[pastry]

That's what she s... (smacked in back of head by wife)...