Kingfisher with fish perched on a branch at Otmoor

Kingfisher with fish perched on a branch at Otmoor - Kingfisher
Otmoor RSPB reserve, near Beckley, Oxfordshire (September 2009)

This image was chosen by RSPB Otmoor to be displayed on the reserve information board in the car park during autumn each year.

Also known as Common/European/Eurasian Kingfisher.

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird see the following links:
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) / Wikipedia
Common Kingfisher / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/5000
Av(Aperture Value) 6.3
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 640

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Kingfisher perched on a branch at Otmoor


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