Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis, a female, hunting for fish from a perch above a river

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Location: Verulamium Park, Saint Albans, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Nigel Blake / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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