Since it’s Tuesday I thought I’d swing back around to a bird image. This time, meet the king! The Belted Kingfisher is probably one of the harder birds I’ve personally tried to photograph. This is on the third time I’ve been successful trying to photograph one. They usually fly off before I can even get set up or, as has happened many times, they fly off just as I’m about to shoot my first frame. I photographed this guy from my vehicle, using it as a photo blind, and balanced my lens on a camera support beanbag. Life in winter can be tough. It was right about zero degrees farenheit and you may notice this bird has ice on the tip of it’s bill. Kingfishers, as their name implies, eat fish so they spend a lot of time diving into the water after their prey. Fortunately, his bill wasn’t frozen shut and once the sun warmed up, the ice did eventually melt off.