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A small common kingfisher with an orange breast and blue back perches near the end of a moss-covered fallen trunk above still water, with blurred reeds and…

Kingfisher on the Backwater

A wild kingfisher perched on a fallen willow trunk over a still backwater, wide panoramic view in soft overcast light.

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Authentic wildlife photograph, wide panoramic 5:2 landscape. A wild common kingfisher perches on the end of a moss-covered fallen willow trunk that reaches in from the left over a still backwater, the bird on the right third, seen in three-quarter view from a distance, facing the camera with its orange breast, cyan-blue back and short dark bill rendered in natural colour with accurate feather detail. Water is a smooth cool cyan-grey mirror with a faint reflection of the trunk. Soft out-of-focus reeds, willow and pale grey sky beyond. Soft diffuse overcast daylight, no harsh shadows, believable exposure. 600mm telephoto lens from a hide, moderate depth of field, subtle sensor grain. Quiet observational documentary look. No people, no text, no logos.

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