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Forest Kingfisher
firecrest15

Forest Kingfisher (Todirhamphus macleayii)

The commonest kingfisher in various habitats in the Northern Territory and the first we saw. It's certainly not confined to forests as its name suggests...
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Habitat
Coastal nature park
Location
East Point Darwin NT Australia
Date taken
31.10.17
Scientific name
Todirhamphus macleayii
Equipment used
Canon 1DX + 300mm F4 + 1.4x extender
Doc Duck
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Great close-up! We saw many, as you say. Also one or two Azures. But we didn't get this close to any of them :(
 
KC Foggin
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Opus Editor
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A beautiful image of this Kingfisher and so nicely captured Chris!
 

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