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Saturday, March 20, 2010

New Zealand Kingfisher




Just spotted this bird out of our back window today and thought he looked suspiciously like a Kookaburra so I took a photo. After a bit of research it turns out he is a cousin of the Kookaburra and is a New Zealand kingfisher (aka the Sacred Kingfisher). These guys and the kookaburra are related to all Kingfishers. Here endeth the lesson on birds of NZ.
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4 comments:

  1. Lorna and IainMarch 22, 2010 at 5:07 AM

    Dear Mr. Oddie,
    Perhaps you could confirm the identity of the bird I have a photo of from our trip to the Koala sanctuary in Oz. Please check my facebook!

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  2. stephMarch 29, 2010 at 11:58 AM

    I can confirm that the burd in your photograph is an Oman from the Kintrye region of Scotland. It is a rare creature indeed.

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  3. Bill Oddie ornothologistMarch 29, 2010 at 12:00 PM

    an error has occurred - that wasn't steph - it was me, Bill Oddie, ornothologist and ex-comedian

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  4. bill oddieMarch 29, 2010 at 12:00 PM

    i was in the Goodies you know......

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