
An amateur photographer has finally captured his Mona Lisa shot after a two-year quest to find the perfect picture of a tiny Kingfisher he spotted near his home.

Petar Sabol is a traffic technician by trade but he found a new calling after spotting this tiny bird in his home town of Palovec, Croatia, and becoming utterly enthralled by it.

Mr Sabol embarked on a two-year quest to capture the creature's essence after become totally immersed watching the majestic bird, which dives into the water for its prey at up to 25 miles per hour.

Finding one perfect picture wasn't easy, particularly after two years of getting amazing shots of the bird diving for fish, emerging from the water and flying away with fish in its beak.

But he eventually caught a shot that he feels captures its essence, which he has released, along with an incredible series of images that document his quest for perfection.

This is Petar Sabol's Mona Lisa, the perfect shot of a Kingfisher that he spent two years trying to find - a shot that captures the essence of the tiny bird as it dives into the water to catch its prey

Petar Sabol is a traffic technician by trade but he found a new calling after spotting this tiny bird in his home town of Palovec, Croatia, and becoming utterly enthralled by it

Mr Sabol embarked on a two-year quest to capture the creature's essence after become totally immersed watching the majestic bird, which dives into the water for its prey at up to 25 miles per hour

Finding one perfect picture wasn't easy, particularly after two years of getting amazing shots of the bird diving for fish, emerging from the water and flying away with fish in its beak

But he eventually caught a shot that he feels captures its essence, which he has released, along with an incredible series of images that document his quest for perfection

Mr Sabol found this Kingfisher in his home town Palovec, Croatia, and became obsessed with the idea of capturing its essence on camera

As well as what he believes to be the perfect picture, Mr Sabol caught a series of shots that appear to be in sequence, showing the bird diving underwater, catching a fish and emerging with it

The bird is a Eurasian Kingfisher. It's the size of as sparrow and has the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher profile, with blue upperparts, orange underparts and a long bill for grabbing its prey

Traffic technician Petar Sabol, 33, was so captivated by the beautiful little bird he spotted close to his home in Palovec, Croatia, that he was determined to capture the perfect picture of it - no matter how long it took

Pictures show incredible shots of the super-swift kingfisher diving at up to 25-miles-per-hour into the crystal clear water and catching its meal of fish