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Red-backed Kingfisher (1/13)
CORACIIFORMES: Halcyonidae
Todiramphus pyrrhopygius
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A Red-backed Kingfisher patiently watching for prey from a branch above the dry Hull River near the famous Lasseter's Cave.
Less than one hundred metres away is the cave which Lasseter sought refuge in for nearly a month in 1930 after his camels bolted, stranding him without food or transport.
Lasseter decided to attempt to walk the 140 kilometers from the cave eastwards to Mount Olga hoping to meet a rescue party on the way, but he perished of thirst in the attempt. His diary was later found in the cave.
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