Kotare - Sacred kingfisher - Todiramphus sanctus

Photographed near the mouth of the Heathcote River, Christchurch, New Zealand.

The sacred kingfisher is one of the best known birds in New Zealand due to the iconic photographs published over many years by Geoff Moon. These early images showed in detail the prey, the foraging skills and the development of chicks in the nest and as fledgings. Equally recognisable is the hunched silhouette waiting patiently on a powerline or other elevated perch over an estuary or mudflat which converts in a flash to a streak of green diving steeply to catch a prey item.
Kingfishers are found widely in New Zealand in a wide range of habitats: the key ingredients are elevated observation posts to hunt from, banks or suitable standing trees to excavate nests in, and open or semi-open habitats which support a range of prey items - www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz

Taken in: New Zealand / Canterbury / Cass Bay / Ferrymead (show map)

Taken on: July 27, 2014

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Heathcote River

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Sacred Kingfisher

Todiramphus sanctus

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Sets appears in: • Kotare (todiramphus sanctus) • Native Birds of New Zealand

Camera: Canon EOS 7D, 1/500 sec, 400mm, ISO 1000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	1000
Exposure Bias:	+1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	QuickTime 7.7.3
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