[ruley74]

Thought it'd be a good idea to see how many of the Kingfisher varieties we can collectively gather. Like a lot of people I find them amazing!

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Running totals...

We're up to... 30 species

We have photographed...

Azure
Malachite
Pied
Giant
Grey-headed
White-throated
Woodland
Common
Brown-hooded
Torresian
Belted
Crested
Sacred
Laughing Kookaburra
Forest
Pygmy (African)
White-throated
American Pygmy
Amazon
Ringed
Half-collared
Stork-billed
Blue-brested
Malagasy (Madagascar Malachite)
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Striped Kingfisher
Blue-eared
Green & Rufous Kingfisher
Red-backed Kingfisher
Brown-hooded

I'll start with the Azure Kingfisher.

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[Callie]

Dean, He is a beaut!
We have 10 species recorded in SA. There are 93 species worldwide, so this can be one, long post to see how many we can get over time!
So, here is one of our top three beauties, not that the others are ugly!
Malachite Kingfisher

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[Squawk]

Callie got the Malachite slot so I'll go for the Pied

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[Squawk]

And add the Giant - Megaceryle maxima. They are huge.

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[Callie]

Excellent shots of these two KF's Peter! I think you may have more than 10 species in your part of Africa!

 

[Squawk]

15 if you hop over the border and count the ones you'll have to work hard on. About 8 that are accessible. Last slot I'll claim is the grey headed - Halcyon leucocephala.

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[Callie]

Peter, he is beautiful and I wonder if it is the same species that visit here in summer? The bill seems a bit re-curved, not straight. Like the back view, never seen it before. They are not plentyful or easy to find!

 

[Squawk]

Peter, he is beautiful and I wonder if it is the same species that visit here in summer? The bill seems a bit re-curved, not straight. Like the back view, never seen it before. They are not plentyful or easy to find!

Very common here. It was in the same range as the brown hooded so I hope I got the right one. This was in dry scrub and I think I saw 4 on that journey. Also in my garden at 1700m in a forest.

 

[Callie]

Very common here. It was in the same range as the brown hooded so I hope I got the right one. This was in dry scrub and I think I saw 4 on that journey. Also in my garden at 1700m in a forest.

100% grey-headed, no fear!

 

[Viseguy]

White throated kingfisher, Bandhavgarh, India

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[Callie]

@Viseguy ~ He is a beaut! Love the pov and pose here!

 

[ingweDave]

Woodland for the collection. (very old pic)

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[Squawk]

Great shot, and disposing of a serious millipede. I’m more cautious of those than scorpions.

 

[Callie]

Nice Woodlands, Dave, what about one of yours from the UK?
I have one with a mouse in the bill, old too, and dark, but it was the first image proving they eat mice! From Pafuri area in Kruger

 

[ingweDave]

Greedy!!

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[Rassie]

Which kingfisher is this, Dave?

 

[Callie]

Greedy!!

Thanks Dave, a beaut specimen, and with fishy bonus too!

 

[Rassie]

Brown-hooded Kingfisher, South Africa.

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[Rassie]

Pied Kingfisher, Pilanesberg Game Reserve, South Africa.

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[Callie]

Brown-headed Kingfisher, South Africa.

Nice male, Koos!

 

[Rassie]

Pied Kingfisher, Pilanesberg, South Africa.

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[ingweDave]

Which kingfisher is this, Dave?

Common, European or River, take your pick. Alcedo atthis

 

[ingweDave]

Two from the Chobe River (Botswana / Namibia)

Giant Kingfisher & Pied Kingfisher

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[Callie]

[QUOTE="ingweDave, post: 29020, member: 1591"

Giant Kingfisher & Pied Kingfisher[/QUOTE]
GKF lady has a lovely perch. Did the Pied down that fish? Have never seen such a large catch by a Pied

 

[ingweDave]

[QUOTE="ingweDave, post: 29020, member: 1591"

Giant Kingfisher & Pied Kingfisher

GKF lady has a lovely perch. Did the Pied down that fish? Have never seen such a large catch by a Pied
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Yes, after the usual thrashing it for several minutes, to smash all the bones, it slipped down nicely