![Bird [A-Z] List](../../../../glob/navh.jpg "Bird [A-Z] List")
Azure Kingfisher (7/23)
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Ceyx azureus
click photo for larger image
© Vik Dunis 2011
Mathoura, NSW (Jun, 2011)
- Total Photos23
- Larry1 [1]
- Vik9 [9]
- Geoff9 [9]
- Nikki1 [1]
- Kay3 [3]
I wasn't aware that Azure Kingfishers hovered, but this one certainly did.
Three or four times we saw it leave its perch and hover over a nearby part of the creek with its wings rapidly beating but the rest of it stationary.
After a few seconds of this it would either dive into the water or return to its perch.
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher
Azure Kingfisher