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Published: 2011-04-13 08:00:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 551; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 0
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my dream or rather any photographers dream to photograph king fisher if not in action at least stillRelated content
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This bird lands virtually everyday on my lotus pond back wall. Two weeks ago 2 landed at the same time. It's my favorite bird here in Bali (Java Kingfisher). Where was this taken?
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cool, from which country is that? A bit of a tight cropping...
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The White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) also known as the White-breasted Kingfisher or Smyrna Kingfisher, is a tree kingfisher,[2] widely distributed in Eurasia from Bulgaria,[3] Turkey, east through South Asia to the Philippines. This kingfisher is a resident over much of its range, although some populations may make short distance movements. It can often be found well away from water where it feeds on a wide range of prey that includes small reptiles, amphibians, crabs, small rodents and even birds. During the breeding season they call loudly in the mornings from prominent perches including the tops of buildings in urban areas or on wires.
this is from wikepidia i have shoot it in city aurangabad state maharashtra country india
yes first i try to zoom as much as possible and again i try to corp the image and avoid other distracting items from the frame original image was around 3 mb this oine is 1.5 mb so almost 1/2 is corp away
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Wow that beak is almost as big as him HA! Great picture!! <3
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What an over-sized beak. The bird itself is pretty small, right?
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This is a large kingfisher, 28 cm in length. The adult has a bright blue back, wings and tail. Its head, shoulders, flanks and lower belly are chestnut, and the throat and breast are white. The large bill and legs are bright red. The flight of the White-throated Kingfisher is rapid and direct, the short rounded wings whirring. In flight, large white patches are visible on the blue and black wings. Sexes are similar, but juveniles are a duller version of the adult.
This species forms a superspecies with Halcyon cyanoventris and most major works recognize four geographic races. They vary clinally in size, the shades of blue on the mantle which is more greenish in smyrnensis and fusca and more blue or purplish in saturatior.
this is from wikepidia for you
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Ah thanks for the info. :]
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you said you recognised 3 house sparrow mourning dove which is the third one?
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that is because it has to survive by killing small lizards fish or frog etc it eats all these so ought to have strong beak total size is say 24 to 28 centimeters that is from beak to tail
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