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White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Notes:

Spotted this Beauty in the middle of the city, Ahmedabad. Thanks to Royal Emperor Sultan Kutubuddin, for creating this wonderful Lake in center of city in 15th century. Which today provides food and shelter to many.

1 Species ID Suggestions

StevenSpragg
StevenSpragg 12 years ago
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis White-throated Kingfisher


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23 Comments

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Thanks key_man for nice comment,

key_man
key_man 11 years ago

wonderful picture of beautiful bird

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Again Thanks a lot MaryEvans2 & Emma for nice comment,

MaryEvans2
MaryEvans2 12 years ago

I agree, beautiful.Amazing what wildlife we can now find in our cities..

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

Beautiful colors!Great spot Sachin!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Thanks Prachi

PrachiShah
PrachiShah 12 years ago

vry nice....

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Thanks gperocho,

gperocho
gperocho 12 years ago

kingfishers are shy, never got a good picture of them...

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Thanks a Lot, João Mourão

João Mourão
João Mourão 12 years ago

Fantastic. Awsome picture

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Added last one, which captured today (18th) morning,

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Thank you ArgyBee

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Handsome bird indeed.

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Lovely

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Hey Viv Braznell thanks a lot,
I am really delighted to have this spotting; it was wonderful occurrence, wish you could also experience SOON.

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 12 years ago

I want a spotting like this : ) Well done I keep spotting these kingfishers but they fly away as I attempt to get close enough for a photo . Very envious

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Thanks CornHolio

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Interesting about this series, I had capture picture no. 2,3 and 4 in my first look or sight, I go further near to this bird for other angle picture but it fly away, and after approx 45 minutes when I come back to the exit site I find it again at the same place, you can notice place of sitting on high beam light, is quite difference in pic 2,3,4 and 1,5.

CornHolio
CornHolio 12 years ago

Gorgeous bird.

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Thanks Atul this one is my first colorful bird spotting, I had capture this first time, and really very happy and thankful.

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

nice one Sachin!!!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Thanks Steven Spragg for instant ID suggestion

Sachin Zaveri
Spotted by
Sachin Zaveri

Ahmedabad, India

Spotted on Dec 9, 2011
Submitted on Dec 9, 2011

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