Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) perching on a branch. This small kingfisher is found across Eurasia and North Africa, where it dives to catch fish a

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Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) perching on a branch. This small kingfisher is found across Eurasia and North Africa, where it dives to catch fish after hovering over lakes and rivers. Photographed in National Chambal Sanctuary, India.

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Photo credit: © DR P. MARAZZI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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