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Azure Kingfisher

Alcedo azurea

Notes:

This small kingfisher was fishing in the mangroves on Coolum Creek. It was right on dusk (I wish the light had been better!) and he let us get quite close in our kayak. These kingfishers nest in burrows that they dig out of soil in the riverbank.

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ShannaB
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ShannaB

4561, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Nov 4, 2012
Submitted on Nov 4, 2012

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