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Woodland kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis

Description:

Brilliant blue upper parts, black shoulder patch and two toned beak.

Habitat:

Woodland

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19 Comments

Frederic Ansermoz
Frederic Ansermoz 10 years ago

NIce species and photograph.
I try to take pictures of a kingfisher here in South of France but no success yet.
Congrats

The MnMs
The MnMs 10 years ago

Beautiful!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Lovely!!!

MaithiliSave
MaithiliSave 11 years ago

Beautiful.

achmmad
achmmad 11 years ago

I called it 'unyu' ...

RachaelB
RachaelB 11 years ago

Unfortunately we don't get them in Australia, I had to go to Africa to see this one!

Piali Bopanna
Piali Bopanna 11 years ago

Beautiful colour!

Jake Barnes
Jake Barnes 11 years ago

Great photos

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

What amazing colours! I'd love to see one of these. I dont think we get them in Queensland.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Wonderful photos!

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 12 years ago

Fantastico!! Hermoso...

animaisfotos
animaisfotos 12 years ago

You have quite a collection of exotic birds... Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

KatCuff
KatCuff 12 years ago

Great capture!!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Beautiful

Kittycat22
Kittycat22 12 years ago

Wow!!

RachaelB
RachaelB 12 years ago

Thanks guys, I was really lucky that he was more curious than frightened which allowed me to get so close!

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 12 years ago

Beautiful! Nice shots!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Both gorgeous photos!

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

superb spot!
Suggest you to put the second pic as the main pic , its too good!

RachaelB
Spotted by
RachaelB

Mpumalanga, South Africa

Spotted on Jan 22, 2012
Submitted on Mar 1, 2012

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