A female
giant kingfisher (
Megaceryle maxima) feeding on a
tilapia on
Lake Naivasha, Kenya. From left to right, this composite of four images illustrates: 1. the kingfisher returning to its perch with its prey; 2. smashing it against the post to break its spine; 3. holding it; 4. beginning to consume it.
Photograph: Charles J. Sharp