Kingfishers - Bird of the Month June 2013

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Re: Leucistic malachite kingfisher

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Extremely rare -O-


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It is the first time that I have seen a photo of one -O-


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We were on a boat trip on the Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda – an area that is renowned for a large number of water-loving bird species. We had heard that there was a unique bird that had been spotted in the area so we decided to go in search of it.
http://africageographic.com/blog/a-snow ... ingfisher/


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Once a lifetime sighting \O

Stunning and very lucky


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wow beautiful O/\ ^Q^

how they are sure there is a Malachite :-?


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I suppose because only the Malachite has orange/red bill and legs -O-


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Hmmm...something not quite right here? :-?


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Richprins wrote:Hmmm...something not quite right here? :-?
Yes RP, we are ALL painfully aware of that! :twisted: O**


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=O: =O: =O:


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^0^

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