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Kingfisher
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Taken
at Baron's Haugh
on 11th February 2021 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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| Kingfisher. |
| Species: Order: Family: Local Names: |
Alcedo
atthis. Coraciiformes. Alcedinidae. |
| Site Of Nest: Food: Plumage: Length: Nesting Period: Eggs: |
The nest is usually in a tunnel in a bank
next to slow-moving water. Freshwater fish, aquatic insects and more rarely crustaceans, molluscs and small amphibians. Adult is bright metallic blue in the upper parts, cobalt on the back, and showing greenish reflections on the head and wings. The ear coverts and under parts are warm chestnut, the chin and sides of neck white. The bill of the female is blackish and reddish orange at the base; the bill of the male is all black; the legs are bright red with a dark blue stripe. In the young the bill is black. 16-17 cm. late April. 2-3 Clutches 6-7 |
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