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Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Description:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_Kingfi...

Notes:

I saw it near a stale water lake in Rajasthan, India....... It sat on a top point of the lake and dived to catch fish maybe 2-3 times a minute.

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8 Comments

JivaniAakash
JivaniAakash 11 years ago

Thanks Smith :)

Smith'sZoo
Smith'sZoo 11 years ago

Beautiful indeed Aakash! Well done!

JivaniAakash
JivaniAakash 11 years ago

Thanks a lot Surekha!!:)

surekha
surekha 11 years ago

Beautiful bird and captures, Aakash!

JivaniAakash
JivaniAakash 11 years ago

Thanks Argy :)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Nice shots Aakash

JivaniAakash
JivaniAakash 11 years ago

@Laura Thanks... it is the same bird that is captured.

LauraMaria
LauraMaria 11 years ago

Great photos, Aakash! These birds are so beautiful, well captured

JivaniAakash
Spotted by
JivaniAakash

Rajasthan, India

Spotted on Aug 8, 2012
Submitted on Aug 8, 2012

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