Playtime with twigs.


These are young female pied kingfishers which seem to be practising diving. They are probably sisters from the same brood and are bringing twigs up from the water instead of fish.


Size: 5906px × 3938px
Location: A wetland near Cape Town, South Africa
Photo credit: © David G Richardson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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