Fascinating...how did they get this shot..?

[pbmus]

Link to tweet

[brewens]

1. Nice. We have them here in Idaho. I floated around a bend in the Snake River one day

out bass fishing. This kingfisher must have been nesting near there or something. It was hovering and giving me hell the whole time I was there trying to fish that hole.

[msongs]

2. what shot?

[csziggy]

10. See my post below nt

[flamin lib]

3. It takes time, a deep knowledge of the bird's behavior, a tethered fish and an infrared sensor to

Start a burst sequence of exposures or video segment.

See, it's easy if you just know how it was done (and spend $10k on equipment and 5 years studying bird behavior).

F8 and be there, right?

[pbmus]

6. Thanks , you answered my question...

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

7. Or it takes a depressed fish who has given up on life

and has chosen "suicide by bird."

[Laffy Kat]

8. Remind me of a cartoon I saw once:

Two fishermen sitting in a boat with their poles over the water. One has his line tied into a noose. The other guy says, "Sure, anybody can catch a suicide fish."

[Snackshack]

4. It is amazing.

How nature photographers get some of the shots I have seen in various shows amazes me...the amount of patience they have is far beyond my ability.

[Leghorn21]

5. Poor fish, awww...hes just pretty much sitting there motionless, eh? I wonder if the photographer

gave him some whiskey and dispensed some meds to him!!?

...awwww - I have a bird-fanatic friend, will send this along to her! Thanks, p!

[csziggy]

9. YouTube video of the same clip - but with more

For more on the kingfisher, a BBC clip: