Beach Kingfisher, Waigeo

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smaximo

smaximo

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Hi,
My first post here. I've been looking for a while to join a wildlife photography forum, and this one feels is the right one. I am just glad to be able to be a part of this community, to be inspired and to learn as much as possible.

I leave you an image of a beautiful kingfisher from a trip to the archipelago of Raja Ampat in West Papua. This is one of the many Kingfishers that can be found in and around New Guinea, and like its name suggests, it likes to live in coastal areas. They were quite common in the island of Waigeo, and we saw them in mangrove forests and beaches, perched on some branch about the sea water fishing.

Beach Kingfisher - Todiramphus saurophagus
Location - Waigeo, West Papua
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Thanks for all the reactions and nice comments.
This part of the world has a lot of different Kingfishers. From the tiniest ones to some of the biggest in the world.

A little detail about the image that I haven't mentioned before. The ochre like color in the background actually comes from the wooden panels of a bungalow from a nearby resort.
I don't know if I like it or not actually.
 
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