nubbsgalore: kingfishers, who need to consume their own bodyweight in food each day, prey on unsuspe
nubbsgalore:kingfishers, who need to consume their own bodyweight in food each day, prey on unsuspecting fish in rivers and streams, diving with great speed and stealth before returing, heavy with water, to their waterside perches. the kingfisher, whose wings flap at eight times a second, is the largest bird to hover, and can catch a fish in less than half a second. photos by (click pic) marco redaellli, charlie hamilton james, max rinaldi, jamie macarthur, jacopo rigotti, and christopher schlaf, who will spend hours and days in silence and stillness hiding along (as well as in) known fishing hotspots for the kingfisher, in the hopes of capturing images such as these. -- source link