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Wow Chris, quite the beauty you captured here. You did a great job in this low light situation. It's very unusual to see photos of Kingfishers on the ground given their nervous disposition.
I have a bit of a Kingfisher obsession even though we only have one variety(Belted) here, not nearly as beautiful as the Australian, Asian and European varieties. I use a camo drape to get my close ups and many mornings the birds will arrive earlier than I'd like(I'm there before sunrise) making it necessary to shoot around f/4-5 at ISO 500. I always try to shoot at or around f/8 but as you know that's not always possible. I don't use flash so it's a matter of getting what can be had. They are amazing birds to observe with many different "looks" about them.
Thanks for sharing this, I really enjoyed it.
Steve
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