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Oliver Wright / A female kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) fishing through an ice hole in winter, emerging with prey in beak. Leeds, Yorkshire, UK. January.
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Oliver Wright / A female kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) fishing / diving into an ice hole in winter. Leeds, Yorkshire, UK. January.
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Brian Bevan / Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) male dives then catches loach fish, Bedfordshire, UK, April.
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Brian Bevan / Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) male fishing from blackthorn branch, catches then eats fish, Bedfordshire, UK, April.
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Simon Littlejohn / Female American mink (Neogale vison) entering a Kingfisher (Alcedo atthias) nest and taking a chick, Stour River, Dorset, UK, July.
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Simon Littlejohn / Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) perched outside its nest, opening its wings and beak in an aggressive display to a Common blackbird (Turdus merula) which eventually flies away, River Stour, Dorset,...
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Brian Bevan / Male Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) landing on branch after capturing fish then uses perch to stun prey before flying away, Bedfordshire, UK, July.
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Philippe Clement / Female Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) diving and catching a Nine-spined stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) fish, stuns and eats it, Belgium, June.
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Brian Bevan / Slow motion clip of a male Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) eating a fish, Bedfordshire, England, UK, July.
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Brian Bevan / Slow motion clip of a male Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) taking fish into nest hole before exiting backwards, Bedfordshire, England, UK, July.
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Andy Rouse / Kingfisher, (Alcedo atthis), diving for fish from branch, UK, Medium repro only
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Andy Rouse / Kingfisher, (Alcedo atthis), diving for fish, UK