I'm Ready for My Close-up

Kingfishers can be hard to get a good picture of. They are always on the move, from perch to perch along the water's edge. They stop briefly check for a fish and move on down the shoreline. This female however stopped and posed nicely on top of my mast. Kingfishers are one of those species whose numbers appear to have rebounded in recent years. At least I see more of them and again this is likely because of the DDT ban.

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