Bird Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)

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Scientific Name: Todiramphus sanctus

Common Name: Sacred Kingfisher

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Halcyonidae

Other Names: NA

Distribution: Throughout Austarlia coastal regions, less common in Tasmania

Habitat: woodlands, mangroves and paperbark forests, tall open eucalypt forest and melaleuca forest.

Field Notes: Turquoise back, turquoise blue rump and tail, buff-white underparts and a broad cream collar. Broad black eye stripe extending from bill to nape of neck. Size 19-23cm.

photo by auscarft 2012, Gordanbrook Dam.

View attachment 3177 Front one eating Australian Tiger dragonfly

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Taken at home Oct 2012
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[mraussieadventurer]

thanks for the pics

such a wonderful bird

 

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Active Nest of the bird pictured above.
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Some more of the nest Thanks to Dusty taking over 300 pics we now know there are at least 3 babies in the nest. So some more pics showing feeding and more details of entry.
View attachment 8541View attachment 8542View attachment 8543I am sure Dusty will add more pics shortly including flight shots and feeding. We will keep trying to photo as the nest matures