CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Ceyx azureus  

Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)
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© Vik Dunis 2011
Mathoura, NSW (Jun, 2011)

On Forest Walk No 2 beside Gulpa Creek at Mathoura we came across this Azure Kingfisher.

It was delightful to observe as it fished from several different perches along a stretch of the creek.

So delightful in fact, that we returned the next day hoping to see it again, and it didn't disappoint us.

Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)

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