One of my favorite birds to photograph is the kingfisher. They are feisty, colorful, and highly entertaining with their antics and fishing style. This post has photos of kingfisher in action, the only way to photograph them!
I have photographed them all over the world. This one is a malachite in South Africa.
This striped kingfisher is from Kenya
These guys are quick, and to freeze them in action while they are flying takes some good equipment and plenty of practice. This is the ultimate BIF (Bird in Flight) photography, and takes lots of practice along with professional equipment to consistently get keepers of them. The remaining kingfisher speed demon photos on this post are taken from a wetlands in Huntington Beach, CA called Bolsa Chica. At the end of this page is a link to a Youtube video from one of Dr. Palazzolo’s medical presentations there.
To get your kingfisher photography down you need to practice and understand their behavior. Start with them coming and going from the perch they use to look for fish. 
If you time it right you can watch one it a fish it just caught. It is interesting to watch how it bashes the fish against the branch before swallowing it.
Next, try and get one flying by, maybe even with a fish in its mouth. They sometimes make a loud rattling call to announce their presence, and you will hear that before you see one. Get ready!
You only have a few seconds to get your camera ready and get the bird in focus as it rips past you
For the ultimate kingie challenge try to get a shot of it bursting out of the water, maybe even with a fish in its mouth!
You can view on of Dr. Palazzolo’s wildlife medical presentations at Bolsa Chica here.