Posts Tagged ‘Ringed Kingfisher’
2011/11/11 | 
Author Topknot Pigeon
Ringed Kingfisher
Ringed Kingfisher
Fraser Island, a World Heritage Listing, on the Great Barrier Reef, is a part of Australia’s natural and cultural heritage, protected for all to enjoy, and the reason I chose it to end my series of the” Best of the Great Barrier Reef Islands”.
This is the only place in the world where one will find tall rainforests, growing on sand dunes at elevations of over 656 feet. The long white sand beaches ar flanked by colored sand cliffs or dunes, the highest of which can be up to 787 feet. There Read the rest of this entry »
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2011/08/15 | Author Guira Cuckoo
Green Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher
Family: Cerylidae
Genus: Megaceryli
Species: M. alcyon
Binominal Name: Megaceryle alcyon
Synonym: Ceryle alcyon
Fascinating Facts: The Belted Kingfisher is similar to the Blue Jay, Ringed Kingfisher, and the Green Kingfisher. This wild bird is also one of very few bird species, and the only one of 93 Kingfisher breeds where the distaff is more colorful than the male.
Denoted as a rather active and outspoken breed, the Belted Kingfisher, which is portrayed on the 1986 Canadian five-dollar note, is commonly Read the rest of this entry »
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