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Eurasian kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Subject: Eurasian kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Poster: Shahril (different_world_06@hotmail.com)
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Eurasian kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)


The Eurasian kingfisher is stocky and streamlined, and dives deep into water to catch fish. It usually hunts from a perch, flying rapidly down into the water when it spots a potential victim. Once underwater, it grasps the fish in its powerful beak, then flies back to its perch with its prey, which it swallows head first; this technique prevents the fish's spines or fin-rays sticking in the kingfisher's throat.

Water kingfisher
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