Kathy Brown, Kingfisher in Flight (ANIMAL & NATURE 2023)

These exquisite little birds the Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) i call nature's gems due to their amazing sparkley iridescent aqua green and blue colouring. I find them so hard to capture as they are quite shy and their movements so fast and fleeting, so i was very excited to capture this beauty in all its glory in full sunshine at the beach one sunny day. The little bird was very succesful catching many little crabs for its lunch. Joyfully captured at Woody Head, NSW.

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