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Kingfisher has a cleaning day Kingfisher male cleaning its feathers. Alcedinidae,Alcedo atthis,Animal Kingdom,Birds,Kingfisher,male Click/tap to enlarge Species intro

Kingfisher has a cleaning day

Kingfisher male cleaning its feathers.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Absolutely stunning. Amazing colors and great closeup! Posted 14 years ago
  2. View bpeters's profile
    bpeters
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    Looks a lot like the kingfisher I photographed in Borneo:
    Kingfisher on a branch This kingfisher was sitting on a branch of a mangrove tree on the bank of the Kinabatangan river in Sabah, Borneo Alcedinidae,Alcedo meninting,Asia,Birds,Blue-eared Kingfisher,Borneo,Geotagged,Indonesia,Kingfisher,Malaysia


    Where did you take this picture?     Posted 14 years ago, modified 14 years ago
    1. View Roeselien Raimond's profile
      Roeselien Raimond
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      The look very much alike indeed..! 'Mine' is taken in the Netherlands though ;) Posted 14 years ago
      1. View bpeters's profile
        bpeters
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        That's amazing. I traveled halfway around the earth to make that shot in a wobbly boat, twilight darkness in the middle of the Borneo jungle. I knew there were kingfishers ("ijsvogels") in the Netherlands, but I could not suspect that a specie this colorful would practically live in my own backyard :) Posted 14 years ago
        1. View Roeselien Raimond's profile
          Roeselien Raimond
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          A few years ago, I was really suprised to learn that, too.
          But there are many kingfishers here. Most of them very elusive though...;)           Posted 14 years ago
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    Wendy
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    You make me very jealous with this one... Posted 14 years ago

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The Common Kingfisher

The Common Kingfisher is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter.

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Similar species: Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Rollers
Species identified by Roeselien Raimond
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By Roeselien Raimond

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Uploaded May 19, 2011.