Kingfisher are one of the most colourful UK birds, it is recorded that this is to deter predators as they are reported to be distasteful !

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Size: 3417px × 3061px
Location: Warrington Cheshire England UK
Photo credit: © Simon rowlands / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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