This is the most common Kingfisher found in Malaysia. Being such a common bird, they can be found almost every where, even in the city.
Common as they are, I still find them very attractive.
I shot this bird at the Kelana Jaya pond near my house.
A different bird on the other side of the pond
A nice breakfast of it’s favorite fish
They are quite friendly but to get clean shot of them is always a challenge. I’ve had a few encounters with these lovely bird and these are some of the photos that I managed to capture.
Came across this lovely couple foraging among the leaves in Kenering recently.
To me the female bird looks more attractive than the male, something quite unusual among birds and other animals.
Male has less color compared to the female
There are times when getting shots of birds are simply too hard and what I usually do is to turn my attention to other creatures of the forest. Here are some of the creatures I shot during those unproductive bird photography sessions.
I was hiding behind a fallen log near a stream hoping that the Blue eared Barbet would come closer but it simply ignored my wish and flew away. Then I noticed a few species of dragon flies busily defending their perch right in front of me, here are the shots.
