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Mark Billiau.


Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

Kingfisher

With its blue upperparts, orange underparts and its long bill, the kingfisher is one of our most striking colourful birds.
The species inhabits clear, slow-flowing streams & rivers and lakes with well-vegetated banks.

The soil at the beak tip of this male indicates that they are busy excavating a nest cavity.

Dutch name : IJsvogel
German name : Eisvogel
Latin name : Alcedo atthis ispida

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A big thanks to Adele D. Oliver for the nomination of this picture.

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