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Tail feather preening

Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) perched on broken twig of acacia tree while preening its tail feathers. The oval shape formed by the kingfisher stands out distinctively from the pointed, sharp and thorny twigs.

Kwedi concession - Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana

File state: Final

Digital image keywords: Behavior, Birds, Botswana, Coraciiformes, Kingfishers, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, perched, Pied Kingfisher, Preening, Tail feathers

Published in: Birds, All images

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