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4:9 Green Kingfisher, Male
Doc Duck

4:9 Green Kingfisher, Male (Chloroceryle americana)

Here come three shots of the male GF going through his series of poses - bow (I don't think I have a shot of the male doing that one, but sort of showed it in the female series yesterday in shot 1:9), stretch, shrug, and flash. Here's the stretch, which I also showed the female doing.
Habitat
tree-bordered pampas pond
Location
Entre Rios, Argentina
Date taken
19 Aug 2014
Scientific name
Chloroceryle americana
Equipment used
fz200 +2.2
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Opus Editor
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I'm glad you got some more of this beauty. They are so gorgeous Doc.
 
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Three awesome images of this little dasher, Ann ... great work ... tfs ...
 
Another great capture, Ann. Nobody really knows why they do what they do... we just make it up as we go along ;)
 

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