{"id":15885,"date":"2022-09-09T05:41:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T09:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=15885"},"modified":"2022-09-09T05:41:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T09:41:55","slug":"blue-breasted-kingfisher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=15885","title":{"rendered":"Blue-breasted Kingfisher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery columns-2\"><ul data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/psnp.info\\\/p4td_\\\/?p=15885\"}' class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dsc03269-1024x953.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-attachment-id=\"15883\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=15883\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dsc03269.jpg?fit=2000%2C1861&amp;ssl=1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dsc03283.jpg?resize=904%2C891&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dsc03283.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dsc03283.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Blue-breasted Kingfisher: Royal Mile, Bodongo Forest, Uganda, August 2022 \u2014 I posted one photo of this Kingfisher\u2026my second life Kingfisher from our visit to the Royal Mile (see a few posts back for more info on the Royal Mile) in Uganda\u2019s Bodongo Forest adjoining Murchinson Falls National Park, but it deserves a couple more shots \ud83d\ude42 We had given up and were turning back on the Royal Mile when our guide\u2019s head snapped around and he said \u201cKingfisher.\u201d I was still hoping for the Chocolate-backed (a Royal Mile speciality), and was totally surprised to see the Blue-breasted\u2026a bird that was not even on my radar for the Royal Mile. What a bird! What a Kingfisher!. Again with the poor light under the dense canopy, but still \ud83d\ude42 Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications and multi-frame noise reduction. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. Nominal exposure: ISO 6400 @ f4 @ 1\/500th. 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