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Alcedo azurea
Azure Kingfisher (Alcedo azurea) is a small kingfisher (17-19 cm) locally common in Australia.
On the Daintree river perched on an over-hanging tree branch.
This photo was taken at dawn, when the bird was still inactive.
Spotted on Sep 6, 2010
Submitted on Oct 19, 2010
4 Comments
They are stunning little birds, and this one let us get quite close. I've seen the Little kingfisher, lots, but always from a distance. And I've only seen the Sacred kingfisher in New Zealand. We get Laughing Kookaburras (the largest kingfisher) in our yard most days. I was trying to get a good shot of one yesterday, but my "assistant" (aka my giant puppy) chased it off before I got close.
Beautiful kingfisher!
This is great, Lori. Thanks!
Apologies for the blurry photo, there wasn't enough light and I didn't want to disturb the bird with a flash.