22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
2) Pied Kingfisher Prize
A totally different Pied Kingfisher captured a fish and as it rose out of the water with it's prize, it still had the Nictating Membranes (aka: False Eyelids used to protect the bird/animal's eyes)
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 08.2021 |
| Date Uploaded: | 10.2024 |
| Photo Location: | Near the small town of Kasane on the Chobe River, Botswana |
| Camera: | ILCE-1 |
| Copyright: | © Tim Driman |