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Pied Kingfisher, or
Ceryle rudis
I took this photo while on the Okavango Delta in a speed boat. The bird is a Pied Kingfisher in flight. These birds are pretty common in the delta and live off small fish. It is the only completely white and black kingfisher in the region.
It often hovers in one place while carefully spying the water for prey, after which it dives really fast and grabs the unlucky fish. There are quite a few species and the rest tend to be more colourful than this one (not such a mean feat).
The Okavango Delta is one of the tourist hotspots in Africa. Unfortunately, because there is sufficient dollars around in Maun, and because of Botswana's high cost, low traffic policy it can get really expensive to visit this wetland. I will recommend a visit to the delta higher than most other places in Africa for photographers.
Please note that my pictures are not public domain, and are all copyright protected.
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