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White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Photo by Sachin Zaveri
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

Spotted this Beauty in the middle of the city, Ahmedabad. Thanks to Royal Emperor Sultan Kutubuddin, for creating this wonderful Lake in center of city in 15th century. Which today provides food and shelter to many.

Species ID Suggestions

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Comments (23)

wonderful picture of beautiful bird
Again Thanks a lot MaryEvans2 & Emma for nice comment,
I agree, beautiful.Amazing what wildlife we can now find in our cities..
Beautiful colors!Great spot Sachin!
kingfishers are shy, never got a good picture of them...
Added last one, which captured today (18th) morning,
Hey Viv Braznell thanks a lot, I am really delighted to have this spotting; it was wonderful occurrence, wish you could also experience SOON.
I want a spotting like this : ) Well done I keep spotting these kingfishers but they fly away as I attempt to get close enough for a photo . Very envious
Interesting about this series, I had capture picture no. 2,3 and 4 in my first look or sight, I go further near to this bird for other angle picture but it fly away, and after approx 45 minutes when I come back to the exit site I find it again at the same place, you can notice place of sitting on high beam light, is quite difference in pic 2,3,4 and 1,5.
Thanks Atul this one is my first colorful bird spotting, I had capture this first time, and really very happy and thankful.
nice one Sachin!!!

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