White Breasted Kingfisher - Sri Lanka

thanks Clive – they really are quite a sight – dave

thanks Lina - will try not to post too many - some photos are for specific groups - like lizards - cheers – dave

Hi Jane and thanks - these are real characters - noisy and gregarious—but hard to get a good shot as they are usually overhead – dave

Hey John – there are some very exotic looking Kingfishers in Asia - I onlygot photos of two this trip. Used to have lots of belted kingfishers in the west—sometimes they would let me get close enough for photos – dave

thanks Maggie—dave

thank you and thanks for the bubblemail also—dave

thanks Lorilee – there is another kingfisher which I saw but did not get a photograph – called the stork-billed - which is very large – gold and blue and has a huge red bill - quite the bird—dave

thanks Lyn - I really like kingfishers and there were lots in Sri Lanka - just not always very cooperative—dave

thanks friend - I still have not gotten a good photo of the white throated kingfisher in Kalba - maybe 2009 - Happy New year - dave

thanks Akiko - there are some kingfishers in Sri Lanka that make this one look almost drab. - dave

thanks Luda—I was happy to finally get close to one in a natural setting – the mangrove swamp – dave

thanks Heather for the comment and the smile – dave

thank you—dave

Hi Jesika - thanks - it is great when one sits still long enough to actually see – dave

thanks again CHuck – these guys are incredibly beautiful – and active—dave

thanks John – I really enjoy your perspective on the world – dave

thanks very much - I was very happy to finally get a decent photo of it - dave

thanks Karen – they are pretty common in Sri Lanka—but apparently they are camera shy – dave

thanks Lois - they are common in Sri Lanka and great fun to watch and real buggers to try to get good photos. Balloon trip canceled today- sandstorm - maybe this weekend - cheers – dave

Hi Prasad - these guys are common in Sri Lanka but really dont seem to want their photo taken - happy it made you recall one of your photos – dave

Hi Jens - thank you very much – I havent put up many new images lately – so thank you for finding this one - I really like kingfishers and these are really spectacular – dave

Hi Teresa - thanks very much for the comment - I havent been around the site much lately so it is nice to see comments – I love kingfishers – I lived in Montana for a while so I know the kingfishers there are nice but not this colorful – dave

Hi Guys thanks very much for the comment - I havent been around much lately because the site had been blocked here - but I just found out the block has been removed—yeah!!!

Hi Scott – I am honored that you would take time to check out my site -your photos are incredible - thanks again – dave