Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)

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Description

A Pied kingfisher peers out from the entrance of its nest tunnel that is laboriously dug out from the sandy river bank well clear of possible flooding levels though they nest at low water in the dry season

Photographer: Nick Greaves