Catching prey, plunging into the water like an arrow, shaking their heads are the actions that kingfishers perform in the vivid beam below.
Joe Petersburger, a National Geographic photographer, has taken countless beautiful photos of kingfishers. The photos below are posted on the Telegraph page.
An adult kingfisher Alcedo atthis perched on the "Forbidden Fishing" sign while holding a fish in the mine.
Kingfisher bird flew up after catching a fish.
Mirror image of a kingfisher on the water.
Metabolic processes in the kingfisher body happen very quickly. So every day they have to eat the amount of bait equivalent to 60% of their body weight.
Drumfish kingfishers are responsible for catching prey for the offspring. Each father must raise 5 to 7 children.
Kingfishers have "polygamy" behavior, meaning a pair of males with many females. So many guys have to take care of several cubs at the same time.
This "father" is about to bring the bait to me.
An early bird father lures children in the underground nest.
Kingfishers often shake prey and squeeze mines into fish heads to kill them.
A kingfisher shook its head vigorously to shake the water.
Unsuccessful prey.
This male bird is carrying prey to the nest.
"Hunters" plunged into the water like an arrow.
And it caught a frog.
A bird perches on a tree branch on the water at dawn with prey in the mine.
The photographer rewarded a male kingfisher with a box of fish after he let him take many photos.
