Common Kingfisher (bengalensis)

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Common Kingfisher looking for frogs in a village pond in Sundarbans.

Photographed at: Pakhiralay, Sundarbans on 2019-04-08

Album: Sundarbans - Apr-2019

The kingfishers in Sundarban seemed comfortable in the presence of humans. I got this shot without trying too hard.

Family: Alcedinidae

Name in Kannada: ಕಿರು ಮಿಂಚುಳ್ಳಿ

Diet: Fish

Size: 16 cms