Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher


Posted by Des on Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:00 am

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A Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher (Citure cyanotis) from the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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by Cynthia Crawford on Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:22 am
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Such a handsome bird- well seen! Amazing colors.
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by Carol Clarke on Thu Jan 20, 2022 6:06 am
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So many different kingfishers around the world and so many different colours! This is a beauty, Des - wonderful colours, and even the eye is such a great and distinctive colour.

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by clement on Thu Jan 20, 2022 6:56 am
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Brilliantly colored species.. beautiful picture
 

by peter makuch on Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:43 am
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the awesome colours on this kingfisher are well taken, way to go.
 

by himadri roy on Thu Jan 20, 2022 9:23 am
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Wonderful species, beautiful image.
 

by Karl Egressy on Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:58 am
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Great looking bird, nice colors and detail.
 

by Axel Hildebrandt on Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:41 am
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Great-looking Kingfisher species, thanks for sharing!
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by david fletcher on Thu Jan 20, 2022 1:35 pm
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What a beautiful looking bird Des. Amazing eye!
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by paul fletcher on Thu Jan 20, 2022 7:28 pm
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A wonderful image, Des- quite a journey to Sulawesi, I'm sure !
 

by Cindy Marple on Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:15 pm
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Beautiful bird! It looks great against the dark green background. Really nice pose as well.
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by ADKShooter on Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:53 pm
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Beautiful image of a really interesting looking Kingfisher. Great eye color which you captured extremely well.
 

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