Pied Kingfisher
This is my first view of a Pied Kingfisher. They are massive compared with the Common Kingfishers we see in the UK.
We’re lucky that it turns briefly and I can see its breast pattern. Otherwise I would only have seen it from the back.
What a special bird.
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