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Halcyon smyrnensis
very attractive bird with a brilliant blue colored back and a white chest patch mixed with brown.,has a long red colored beak .great hunter catches fish with a great technique .once the fish is caught it takes it on a perch and then eats it
Spotted on Sep 27, 2010
Submitted on Jul 11, 2011
10 Comments
Love this bird.
Bright shots,
you will Viv, its just patience that is needed and these birds are very cooperative .
Wish I could get a good photo of these Kingfishers Atul. I've seen a few recently but can't get close enough : ) Guess I will have to get a camera with a better zoom
thank you too Elsa
Thank you very much for that very kind compliment! Made my day! :) You've got some pretty cool ones yourself!
thanks elsa
u have posted loads of good snaps as well n personally a fan of ur spottings
Beautiful!!
thanks mitch u know what man i just love to watch these guys
unfortunately though havent had the luck to see their nesting sites
we have a few varieties of kingfishers in india
Outstanding series