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Megaceryle alcyon
Small, very active bird with a blue back and dark blue hooded head. The long beak and crested head are dead giveaways for this little kingfisher
An annual visitor to our freshwater lake.
I've wanted to photograph this species for over a year. The first one I saw was last October, perched on the little tree in the lake . . . my new camera arrived 4 hours later that day and I haven't seen it again until yesterday. So excited to finally get proof of this little guy. Even so, these were taken with my longest lens, and if I made ANY move to get closer, the chase was on. He wouldn't stay still for a good picture for over an hour, and then he lost me.
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