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Stork-billed Kingfisher

Scientific name: Pelargopsis capensis
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Halcyonidae

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The Stork-billed Kingfisher is a tree kingfisher which is widely but sparsely distributed in tropical south Asia from India and Sri Lanka to Indonesia. Stork-billed Kingfishers eat mainly fish, using their large heavy bills to good effect to catch and kill their prey. From their perch, usually about 2-4 m above the water, they will plunge into the water. They also eat crabs, insects, frogs, mice, lizards, birds and their eggs. Prey is brought back and whacked senseless against the perch.

They usually hunt near water both freshwater and along coasts and mangroves, particularly in habitats with suitable perches.

Canon EOS-1D Mark III ,Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM
1/350s f/5.6 at 800mm ISO 1600 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time19-Dec-2010 08:29:49
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS-1D Mark III
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length800 mm
Exposure Time1/350 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent1600
Exposure Bias1.00
White Balance
Metering Modepartial (6)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance27.400 m

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