20 Sept 2017

In praise of - Pied Kingfishers

Pied Kingfisher - Ceryl rudis

Exuberant, noisy, full of life - Pied Kingfishers brighten a great swathe of the "Old World" from East Africa to South China...


Pied Kingfisher - Ceryl rudis

Pied Kingfisher - Ceryl rudis

Pied Kingfisher - Ceryl rudis

Pied Kingfisher - Ceryl rudis

Pied Kingfisher - Ceryl rudis

Pied Kingfisher - Ceryl rudis

Pied Kingfisher - Ceryl rudis

Pied Kingfisher - Ceryl rudis

Pied Kingfisher - Ceryl rudis

Pied Kingfisher - Ceryl rudis

Pied Kingfisher - Ceryl rudis
These photos were taken at Mai Po Nature Reserve, Hong Kong, on 19th September 2017.
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5 comments:

  1. David M. Gascoigne,September 20, 2017 9:52 am

    Great series of pictures, John, of a bird I have enjoyed in many locations around the world.

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    1. John HolmesSeptember 23, 2017 9:34 pm

      Thanks David - I saw these in Kenya before I saw the in HK !

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  2. Stuart PriceSeptember 20, 2017 3:38 pm

    A bird worthy of praise.........

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    1. John HolmesSeptember 23, 2017 9:35 pm

      Flexible, robust, adaptable - we can learn life lessons from Pied KFs, I think.

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  3. JRandSueSeptember 29, 2017 7:48 pm

    Stunning post John.

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