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Featuring photos of nature on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa.

久しぶりにリュウキュウアカショウビン

Aug. 27, 2018
Ruddy Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher

The bird above dropped the crab's legs and other parts, then called out without eating it itself — I thought "there must be a recently fledged chick nearby," and sure enough a juvenile came flying out of the undergrowth. Even at this size they're still being fed by the parent.

Capture Data

Focal Length
560.0 mm
Aperture
F8.0
ISO
400
Exposure Time
1/40 sec
Altitude
Not set
Elevation
Not set
Date & Time Taken
Aug. 27, 2018, 8:04 a.m.(JST)
Original
2560 × 1706 px
Location
Under adjustment due to policy change
Photos tagged with this tag: Ruddy Kingfisher