Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)

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Description

Pied Kigfishers often dig their tunnel nests on the fringes of White-fronted Bee-Eater colonies. The obvious advantage is safety in numbers from many predators and they do not compete with each other for food

Photographer: Nick Greaves