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European Kingfisher on the wings

European Kingfisher on the wings

I call the Kingfishers Mr and Mr Electric blue. This because you usually only see this flash of clear blue flying away. This female finally settled for a while ...
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I call the Kingfishers Mr and Mr Electric blue. This because you usually only see this flash of clear blue flying away. This female finally settled for a while on the sticks outside of the hide in the Lepelaatsplassen in the Netherlands. And then it is a waiting game, what is she going to do? Dive fly away etc. Luckily I choose the right frame..
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Lelystad, Flevoland, NL

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Nov, 2015

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