wigmund: “ From Australian Geographic Image Of The Week; July 9, 2015: “ Flight of Fancy Sacred Kingfisher Brodie James This week’s reader photo was taken by Brodie in Queensland: “This pair of juvenile Sacred Kingfishers (Todiramphus sanctus) had...
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From Australian Geographic Image Of The Week; July 9, 2015:

Flight of Fancy Sacred Kingfisher
Brodie James

This week’s reader photo was taken by Brodie in Queensland:

“This pair of juvenile Sacred Kingfishers (Todiramphus sanctus) had only just left the nest a couple of hours before landing here. At the time of the photograph both birds could only fly very slowly and would tire quickly. You can see one bird here stretching his wing after an exhausting 20m flight and sitting close to his sibling, posing perfectly for a photo,” he said.

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Source: australiangeographic.com.au

emuwren: “ Osprey - Pandion haliaetus; Occurring on every continent except Antarctica, the osprey is one of the most widespread birds of prey. Also known as the fish hawk, the osprey exhibits several adaptions to hunting and eating fish, including...
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emuwren: “ Osprey - Pandion haliaetus; Occurring on every continent except Antarctica, the osprey is one of the most widespread birds of prey. Also known as the fish hawk, the osprey exhibits several adaptions to hunting and eating fish, including...
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emuwren: “ Osprey - Pandion haliaetus; Occurring on every continent except Antarctica, the osprey is one of the most widespread birds of prey. Also known as the fish hawk, the osprey exhibits several adaptions to hunting and eating fish, including...
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emuwren:

Osprey - Pandion haliaetus; Occurring  on every continent except Antarctica, the osprey is one of the most widespread birds of prey. Also known as the fish hawk, the osprey exhibits several adaptions to hunting and eating fish, including dense, oily plumage, large feet, scaly soles, and a reversible outer toe that helps with carrying fish through the air. The Osprey is typically found near still or slow-flowing water, including both salt and freshwater and thus occurs in a wide variety of habitats such as lakes, rivers, wooded swamps with open water and shorelines, from cliffs to salt-flats.

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