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Halcyon pileata (Black-capped Kingfisher), Halcyon smyrnensis (White-throated Kingfisher)

I was really thrilled to get two species of Kingfishers in the same shot. There is a bit of bridge here on the mud flat and the birds use the posts to look over the water in a stream below.


Camera: Nikon D800
Date: Friday, March 10th, 2017 at 12:37 PM
Exposure: 1/640 sec at f6.3
Exposure Compensation: 851 ev
ISO: 400 asa
Lens: 400mm f2.8G ED VR AF-S NIKKOR + TC-20E III
Region: Asia, Asia, East Asia, East Asia, China, Hong Kong, Mai Po Marshes
Scientific Name: species related to Halcyon pileata (Black-capped Kingfisher)
species related to Halcyon smyrnensis (White-throated Kingfisher)
Tag: Hong Kong, Mai Po Nature Reserve
Larger image: 2000 x 1335
Raw image: 7360 x 4912

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