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Eurasian kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

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Field Notes

Description:

Small and brightly coloured typical kingfisher, azure-blue above and bright rufous bellow.

Habitat:

Here observed in rural setting, but very close to habitations, and in paddy fields as they are getting prepared and flooded for the shrimp cultivation.

Notes:

The interesting thing for me was that I tried real hard to see this kingfisher in Europe, and I managed a couple of times - but have never gotten a decent pic... This place here must be a Kingfisher (machhranga in Bengali or Bangla) paradise, as I see them (three different species) almost every day and almost everywhere...

Reference Links:

Common kingfisher - Wikipedia

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Comments (9)
Liana
A belated congratulations Zlatan! Thank you for sharing :)
triggsturner
Congrats Zlatan on your sotd. Lovely series of a fantastic bird.
Neil Ross
Congratulations, Zlatan. This is a wonderful SOTD, and it's interesting to read that you're seeing them just about every day. The expression "When it rains, it pours" comes to mind.
Zlatan Celebic
Thank you all, both for SDOTD and your kind comments. Cheers
Tukup
Nice series Zlatan. Congratulations on the SOTD .
AntónioGinjaGinja
Beautiful series Zlatan,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
DanielePralong
Congratulations Zlatan, your Eurasian kingfisher is our Spotting of the Day: "Spotting of the Day! We love this image of an Eurasian kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), with the bird's bright blue plumage contrasting with a more subdued background of paddies. This small kingfisher has a very broad distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. Eurasian kingfishers are important indicators of freshwater health, with the highest densities of breeding birds found in habitats with clear water needed for prey visibility". Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603/10161655799530603/?type=3&theater&ifg=1 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/1112840035194294275

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PublishedMarch 31, 2019

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