A male Pied Kingfisher (subspecies: C. r. insignis) catches a fish and flies off to his partner.

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A surreal landscape, drawing inspiration from Salvador Dali perhaps, that can be found at Deadvlei in Namibia. This image was captured pre-sunrise.

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to everyone at Flickr !

(Location: Deadvlei, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia)

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A Black-faced Spoonbill shows off its beautiful white plumage.

This is the only species of spoonbill that is endangered, although overall population numbers have been rising after intense conservation efforts by many countries and territories throughout East Asia.

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A Great Cormorant catches a wild fish, most likely a species of tilapia.

(At least that’s what I believe this particular fish species to be anyway.)

Tilapia is an introduced and invasive fish species in many of Hong Kong’s larger waterways. Every winter, hordes of Great Cormorants fly to Hong Kong and feast on them, helping to control their population numbers.

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A female Common Kingfisher (Subspecies: A. a. bengalensis) poses for the camera.


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