Buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia), flying to its nest. Kuranda Range, North Queensland, Australia

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Buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia), flying to its nest that it has excavated in an active termite mound, with insect prey in beak. Kuranda Range, North Queensland, Australia

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Photo credit: © Jean-Paul Ferrero/AUSCAPE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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