Thank you Tina for given us the Premio Dardos award. We dedicate this post to you as a thank you gesture.
The norms of the Premio Dardos award is to pick 15 blogs who deserve this award for recognition of cultural, ethical, literary, and personal values transmitted in the form of creative and original writing. WOW...now that is quite a tough ask.We love to pass on awards, however, given the constraint of only 15 blogs, here we go :
1. Arnd
2. Bramble
3. Cerstin
4. John
5. John
6. Judith
7. Ken
8. Klaus
9. Maya
10. Mike
11. Philip
12. Randi & Knut
13. Scotty
14. Thomas
15. Zoltán
Now coming to the post; this time around we want to take you into the world of Kingfishers. Though these colorful winged wonders are a delight to watch, it is quite challenging to photograph them. We have been fortunate to observe some of the species and here we present this "string of pearls".
We photographed this Black-capped Kingfisher during our recent trip to Badra wildlife sanctuary in Karnataka, India.
The Pied Kingfisher was our most prized catch at Ranganathittu bird sanctuary in Karnataka, India.
The Stork-billed Kingfisher was a lucky find during the visit to Thattekad bird sanctuary in Kerala, India.
The White-breasted Kingfisher is a widespread resident of India. We photographed this one at BR Hills in Karnataka, India.
This small Blue Kingfisher was photographed at a nearby lake near our home in Bangalore, India
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Thomas, you are the master in photographing the fauna. What I told is not for You new maybe, but I admire Your skills sincerely - this series is phenomenally beautiful with birds...
Cheers! Bea
Great collection of bird imagery in interesting locations. Also, thanks for the award!
Another amazing series!
Thomas, congrats on your award, your site deserves it.
Thanks for the award, I appreciate it a lot :)
Have a great week!
Good evening Thomas, such a various species of Kingfishers, one is more beautiful than the other. I know only the Small Blue Kingfisher - called "Eisvogel" here.
And many thanks for your award, I don`t know if I deserve it, because I´m not a writer.
Another great bird series, really lovfe these series, they are great. So is this one, can't really pick a favourite, they are all equally awesome. Great!
Thomas: What a neat set pf Kingfishers all in one post.
stunning shots of these kingfishers
Yes, Kingfishers are truly a delight to watch & one of my most favorite birds.
When I was a child there used to be a pond near our house & kingfishers would perch along the bank in great numbers. And believe me to my foolishness, I used to employ a lot many unsuccessful tricks to catch them with hand :)
Thanks for sharing these Gems.
No one does these better than you, Thomas, and I mean that sincerely!
It is such a treat to watch the kingfishers hovering when trying to find food. Lovely series Thaonas.
Thanks for the award and these kingfishers are the cutest, only the little owls are cuter.Actually I can't decide.
Großartig, wie immer! Es macht Spass, Deine Seiten zu besuchen.
Gorgeous captures here. The second in particular is incredible.
Thomas, thanks for dropping by! I've been busier than a bunny in spring as of late.
G
What a super idea to pass on awards!
Another great series on birds. These shots are fabulous!
another beautiful serie ... which shows how much you deserve that second award ! the colours are brilliant !
Hello! I love birds, thank you again for wonderful photos and for sharing.
Best regards.
François.
Again BRAVO, BRAVO, BRAVO! For your new Award!
François.
wow, simply amazing
Stunning shots, the 2nd pic is my favourite. Mike.
the shots are simply amazing!
wow , those Kingfishers are beautiful.
Thanks for sharing them Thomas !
Nice series on the Kingfishers. We only have 3 here in Texas.
Great photos.
Thanks for the visit,
Troy
Thomas, as usual what a great post...ah and all those kingfishers! You have such amazing birds in your blog and the detail in your photos..to die for. Thanks again!
Amazing stuff as always, you guys are lucky, i am jealous :(
Awesome collection... you have quite the variety. Kingfishers are beautiful birds!
I enjoyed all of the bird photos and just stayed here for a while enjoying the sight of them. :)
These birds is similar to Mr. Small very serious in very colorful clothes... But they are birds and then they can not be ridiculous.
really a mervellous series! metallic feathers ... don t you try to snap the kingfisher as it is diving for fish?? a challenge!!
That is a great set of shots. What beautiful birds.
Ouah..... An amazing message with really astonishing pictures... Really great... Thanks for sharing...
Thomas,
Thanks so much for the award. I am honored.
I love the kingfisher photos!! My favorite bird!!
Cheers,
Scotty
No doubt you are the master of such nature shots. Beautiful images, great work Thomas. Congrats on the award.
Such beautiful birds, pictures so beautifully. Another well deserved award
Fantastic photos of the kingfishers, especially the pied kingfisher.
toujours le même plaisir à venir visiter ta volière
I love your kingfishers. My favorite is the white-breasted one with the turqouise feathers on his back. Beautiful. Thank you. Thank you too for all the links to the great sites. It's super fun looking at them all.
Everytime I leave Europe I find there are so many Kingfishers...
We have just one.
If you like Birds have a look to
http://blog.moment.ee/ by Remo Savisaar.
He is absolutely great!
Thomas, Congrats on your award! You more than deserve this award and many more for your excellent posts. This string of pearls is truly a beautiful string. If anything or any other bird would urge me to make the trip to India, it would be the Kingfishers. These are some of the most incredibly gorgeous birds I have never seen here of course. Your captures are simply amazing and I want to thank you for bringing me closer to the birds of your country. I love watching kingfishers, they are so much fun.
Congratulations Thomas on the award!!!
And wow, gorgeous colors and captures of these Kingfishers. The detail is impecable! Such a pleasure to look at!
Fantastic photos!!
such nice and unique birds here, like the colors and the way you captured them.
This is just excellent photography and the photos are beautiful. The birds are ones I would never ever get to see and so I consider myself very fortunate to be able to come to your site, Thomas, and see what you saw and took pictures of. Thanks a lot for that.
Absolutely killer series. Your images are just awesome. Thanks for being so kind as to pass along the Premio Dardos. Blue Skies.
Superb Kingfisher series!
Great work!
Thomas,
As usual you have posted a superb series of images. It is always a pleasure to visit your blog and enjoy the visual feast!
We feel honored, it is a great recognition coming from someone who master the art of photography so well.
Thank you!
Great shots! I love them all. Congratulation for the award!
The photograph of the Stork-billed Kingfisher is particularly beautiful. We live next to a stream which attracts 3 species of Kingfisher.
How awesome, Thomas! The kingfishers are a fascinating bunch - such large heads compared to the teeny tiny feet! Each one of these is lovely - I love the Pied Kingfisher shot and the one that is widespread with the turquoise and brown - wow!!!
I have never seen birds like this before. They're beautiful and so are your photos! :-)
Those are spectacular Kingfisher shots. I am in Washington State and the Belted Kingfisher is often hard to get very close to under the right lighting conditions. But I love all of the varying colours in the species you have photographed. excellent.
These birds are very beautiful
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