Stunning post Robert. The clarity and textures are amazing. The blue background is perfect. What a dynamite post and a keeper for sure. Thanks for this one.

Wow Robert, right time, right place (well for you and the kingfisher atleast,lol) and lots of talent ofcourse !! wonderful shot

Jacky

Oh my! Lunch in progress. I'd say this is quite a capture. You were there at just the right moment. Poor dragonfly, but alas, that was his destiny! Beautiful shot, Robert!

Thank you, did I mention that I was standing in a tree when I took this? :-)

This little beaut doesn't seem to be afraid of you Robert!....Always thought they were very shy creatures!.....Did you have a 'tree' camouflage suit on?.....I see it's eating a dragon fly...I just snapped one o' them yesterday! too.........Super catch mate...and an excellent composition.!

Thank s Bob, I wasn’t in the same tree as he was.

What a beautiful bird! I have never seen one like that! What a great shot!

Thank you Terri.

Not many Photos like that about! Wonderful moment, captured so well!
anawhisp

I like the way the branch divides the photo into interesting shapes. Nice shot and composition.

what an amazing shot! not only is the bird good but the dragonfly is clear as can be. jen

My goodness, this is amazing! What a perfect capture of this bird and his dinner! Not only are the colors, clarity and detail perfect, but the composition is excellent.

amazing shot Robert glad that I am not his lunch lol great bleu sky behind it and the tree stump is good in proportions

Wow Robert, you did really good on this capture! The composition is spot on as is the clarity and the color. You also achieved doggone good high quality for standing in a tree! I am most amazed by the detail though..to be able to see the dragonfly in the Kingfisher's mouth and to see the wings, including the transparency of them is incredible. This goes right to my favorites folder on my hard drive and will be my desktop when I return from vacation so I can sit and enjoy the beauty of this image. Kudos to you my friend. Thank you for sharing this with me ;=)

I'm with everyone else, Robert, WOW!!! You've caught some amazing bird images, but this ranks right up at the top. Splendid capture!

Thank you everyone.

Great shot. I don't think it's going to eat it...probably just injured and going to take it to the hospital. Fine job mate.

Um… Jerry he ate it wings an all :-)

Scratch one dragonfly. it's nice to see a bird doing something besides just sitting. Nice little semi-action capture.
Pat

Thank you Pat.

I wouldn't expect nothing but some high quality capture from you Robert. Amazing how you managed to climb the tree and not to scare the bird away. It would be great to know what kind of equipment and what settings did you use to end up with such a magnificent wildlife scene?

Thank you Ewa. I used a 400mm prime lens at F:5.6 and auto shutter speed.

A magical shot - what a capture. I imagined these birds to be larger - or it it just a very big dragonfly lol
The clarity and colours in this are fantastic.

Robert, what a great image, wonderful composition and you caught him with his mouth full, lol.
Excellent desktop! Oh and the blue skies are just dreamy! You should see the snowstorm we are experiencing, and there is so much accumulated it is depressing, in October none the less, eek!
JuneBug

Thank you Eve and June.

Just saw this in the voting booth. I can see why the c-index is currently 100:100. Perfect clarity, composition. Astonishing detail. At least you didn't claim to shoot it out a car window while driving by (long running joke with Jerry). Hmmm. Not in the same tree... also very funny...

Nice capture Robert, especially of a Dragonfly being food!

Thank you Charlie and Christopher.

Well he looks satisified with his catch. I'm amazed that you climbed a tree, yet did'nt distract him. Wonderful composing and clarity. The shape of that branch limb is flattering and has great texture with that rough bark. Mr.Kingfisher is quite handsome, with gorgeous colouring. Perfect blue sky background. Super job Robert..always love your bird images :*>

Well I think he just having some thing different to eat today rather eating the same old fishes. Good work.

Thank you Carolyn and Priyantha.

What? They don't eat fish? Very nice shot with excellent clarity!

Thank you Hilda. I think they like a varied diet.

Wow! What a spectacular shot! Excellent all around! I can't believe you were able to get this so perfectly composed and clear as can be!

Thank you Diane

Fantastic Robert!
Congrats,
Paul

Thank you Paul.

I'm way behind in my comments but I'm posting this message to let you know that I have viewed this image and found it to be very nice. I've enjoyed viewing this photo. Thanks for posting it.
Russ

Thank you Russ.

But lucky Kingfisher :-)

Taking a kingfisher is really difficult...
Taking a kingfisher eating a dragon fly is... incredible !!!
Congratulations :-)

Thank you Pierre.

Oh, well done.

Thank you Aubrey.

Absolutely tremendous. A photograph to be envious of. This is one of those chance in a million photos that photographers of all levels dream about catching in their lens's field of view!! You've hit the jackpot with this splendid piece of work. Very well done.

Thank you Iain.