I 1st saw this bird back in August 2008. That time I mistook it for the common KF which is lighter in colour. When I posted it out in the Forum, my friends laughed at me for the error. It turn out that I had got one of the rarest KF in Singapore at that time. To date I have seen and taken photos of all the 8 species of KingFishers in Singapore. They are the resident Storkbilled KF, White Throated KF, Collared KF, Blue Eared KF and the migratory Black Backed KF (also know as Oriental Dwarf KF), common KF,Black cap KF and Ruddy KF. The Black cap is the most skittish of them all and the Ruddy was the hardest to find. I only have a lousy record shots of the ruddy.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Blue Ear KingFishers
I 1st saw this bird back in August 2008. That time I mistook it for the common KF which is lighter in colour. When I posted it out in the Forum, my friends laughed at me for the error. It turn out that I had got one of the rarest KF in Singapore at that time. To date I have seen and taken photos of all the 8 species of KingFishers in Singapore. They are the resident Storkbilled KF, White Throated KF, Collared KF, Blue Eared KF and the migratory Black Backed KF (also know as Oriental Dwarf KF), common KF,Black cap KF and Ruddy KF. The Black cap is the most skittish of them all and the Ruddy was the hardest to find. I only have a lousy record shots of the ruddy.
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I really like the way you captured the eyes and feathers :D Very captivating.
ReplyDeleteWell done Calvin. Nice Pic, nice write-up.
ReplyDeleteCheers.
Steven
Thanks You Mei and Steven. more to come when I get used to this blogging stuff.
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