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            A Sacred Kingfisher in the mangroves, Nudgee Beach, Brisbane. The City Council also calls these Mangrove Kingfishers and they certainly live up to that name.

That wonderful big beak is going to be an excellent tool smashing crabs and shells apart in the local mud and boring holes in tree termite nests in which to build their own nests.

A note from a Queensland website explaining the basic differences between Sacred and Forest Kingfishers. I am still confused, you make up your minds - "Note the colour variations in the Sacred Kingfisher, with the green- blue back & wings appearing quite different at different angles of sunlight and viewing. The Forest is more consistently blue on the back & wings and has very distinctive 'headlights' of white in front of the eyes."

Taken on: May 21, 2024

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Nikon D810

Sacred Kingfisher

Mangrove Kingfisher

Nudgee Beach, Brisbane

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Camera: Nikon D810, f/6.3, 1/2500 sec, 600mm, ISO 8000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D810
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	1/2500 sec
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	8000
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Gain Control:	High gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Snapseed 2.24.554500229
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