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Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher (3/14)
CORACIIFORMES: Halcyonidae
Tanysiptera sylvia
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© Vik Dunis 2008
Julatten, QLD (Dec, 2008)
- Total Photos14
- Vik3 [3]
- Geoff6 [6]
- Nikki2 [2]
- Kay3 [3]
It was reasonably early in the breeding season and this bird's tail feathers were still full and intact.
Tunneling and nesting in termite mounds soon takes its toll on the the long white feathers leaving them worn and discoloured.
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher
Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher