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Small blue kingfisher
rameshjayaraj

Small blue kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

One more from the same series. It sat on the bridge which was between me and the pole. thanks to every one who commentied on my earlier post.

Mormot, thanks for cross refering the sceintific name. After reading your comments I checked again. The name given in the book was Alcedo atthis. The other two close resembler is A.hercules and A. meninting. the one you have mentioned is not in the book.
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Habitat
lakes and rivers
Location
karanji lake Mysore
Date taken
nov 11 2007
Scientific name
Alcedo atthis
Equipment used
D200 sigma 175-500
stoop
Stunning colours..the background is perfect with this fellow. Wonderful!
 
madamcoolpix
A stunning Kingfisher in spite of forgetting to wipe his beak after lunch! ;) Love the bright colours in this shot, Ramesh, beautiful!!! :clap:
 

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