This male Banded Kingfisher was more obliging than most, and sat within digiscoping range for some time.
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On our way back, this extremely shiny bronze-cuckoo had me wondering about Shining Bronze-cuckoo, but the head pattern seems too distinct, so it must be a very bright Little Bronze - perhaps a subadult male.
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3 comments:
Dear Dave,
I think you mean Kingfisher instead of woodpecker!
Cheers
Hi.
You need to come to Langkawi again.. Catch all those nice pictures of eagles here.
http://langkawi-updates.blogspot.com/search/label/Langkawi%20Eagles
Especially the white bellied eagle
Quite rare species..
Hi Cees
!! It had been a long day! Thanks!
Dave
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