I have always found Belted Kingfishers to be hard to photograph, since they are skittish around people. I finally got a chance to concentrate on this elusive species while working just outside my home. I live on a lake, and set up a branch for the kingfishers to use, which is nailed to my dock. A kingfisher finally began using it every day, several years after I had installed the branch.

I set up a remote means of taking photographs, and got lucky for two days (out of the many days I set up my equipment). This was one of the first pictures I took.

SIZE: This photograph is printed at an approximate final size of a bit over 3x3,” and is printed on cotton rag photographic paper using pigmented inks for an estimated 400-year display life.

LIMITED EDITION: This photographic print is part of a limited edition produced by photographer Lee Rentz. The edition consists of 250 prints, which includes all sizes and methods of printing.