Kingfisher in Flight Romania

Date: 10/6/2008

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Full size: 1600x1200

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Make	Canon	Model	Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Aperture Value	f/14	Color Space	Uncalibrated
Exposure Bias Value	0 EV	Exposure Program	Manual
Flash	Compulsory Flash	Focal Length	400 mm
ISO	250	Metering Mode	Multi-Segment
Shutter Speed Value	1/200 sec	Date/Time	10/6/2008 4:59:40 PM
IPTC: Caption	Adult male Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) emerges from the water with Topmouth Gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva). Since metabolism of kingfishers is very fast, each individual has to eat 60% of its bodyweight every day. Thus, parents (mostly the male) must catch lot of fish to satisfy the 5-7 chicks. Moreover, male kingfishers are polygamic, meaning they might have 2-3 wifes and clutches at the same time!	IPTC: Copyright Notice	� Corbis. All Rights Reserved.