#eisvogel

[longingforrotkehlchen]

What I like the most about these photos is that I got to spend some time with the kingfisher.

Eisvogel ♂️ (kingfisher) im Büsnauer Wiesental, Vaihingen.

[classic-asian-art]

Kingfisher in the Snow, 1935 (colour woodblock print) by Ohara Koson (1935, colour woodblock print)

[besidethepath]

A wonderful moment at lunchtime: I was looking out over a small lake from a platform when a kingfisher landed right next to me; magical. Then he flew to a branch above the water where he allowed a few more photos. And in addition the reflections of the autumn leaves in the water in the background …

[kavohh707]

The kingfisher only posed for a moment before flying off, thankfully only to the next tree.

Like most birds the kingfisher looks a bit strange when pictured up front.

[wildlifegermany]

[meisterdrucke]

Kingfisher by the Waterside by Vincent van Gogh (1887)

[coffeenuts]

Sturzflug - Nosedive by michafink https://flic.kr/p/2o8Hyst

[verbrannt74]

Time to fly

Fishes swim away! Creating water texture for this one was very relaxing. Every artist has their favourite stage in creating art I guess, and mine is creating textures!

[podartists]

Eisvogel, Alcedo ispida | Die Vögel (1913) | Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829-1884) | Biodiversity Heritage Library

[foerodens]

A shot from earlier last year year when I got the opportunity to watch a kingfisher pair over a span of ~2 months. I love that one still sees the water droplets flying around from the kingfisher that just emerged from the water.

Photo: Foe Rodens

[divisee]

Eisvogel Öl auf Leinwand 70x70cm Alle Rechte bei Valentin Reimann und Bild-Kunst, Bonn

[longingforrotkehlchen]

He was the king of his dominions, the master of his reservoir. What I'm trying to say is that this was the only bird on the lake.

Eisvogel ♂️ (kingfisher) am Neuen See, Stuttgart-West.

[classic-asian-art]

A Kingfisher and a lotus, c.1910, by Ohara Koson (1910, Watercolour)

[besidethepath]

A meeting with kingfishers. I was lucky enough to see several kingfishers at a small pond (old and young). There are wonderful landing spots for photos. But mostly the birds are sitting in the bushes, of course.

[kavohh707]

Kingfisher.

The second picture is kind of funny. I have never seen a kingfisher from this perspective, in which the white feathers underneath the beak look like a little mustache.

[wildlifegermany]