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Common Kingfisher

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Description:

A kingfisher looking for its next meal. "This sparrow-sized bird has the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher profile; it has blue upperparts, orange underparts and a long bill. It feeds mainly on fish, caught by diving, and has special visual adaptions to enable it to see prey under water." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Kingfisher

Habitat:

Spotted at Weiyuan Lake, Hong Kong

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