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Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Halcyon albiventris

Photo by jrdtoit
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Description:

Found this little bird while sitting in a hide and watching a Giraffe drink water. He/she came up to about 1.2 meters from me and just kept on watching me whilst I was watching him/her.

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Brown-hooded Kingfisher

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Brown-hooded Kingfisher (female or juvenile)

Halcyon albiventris

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