{"id":17427,"date":"2023-06-11T05:32:48","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T09:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=17427"},"modified":"2023-06-11T05:32:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T09:32:48","slug":"india-pied-kingfisher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=17427","title":{"rendered":"India! Pied Kingfisher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery columns-2\"><ul data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/psnp.info\\\/p4td_\\\/?p=17427\"}' class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-attachment-id=\"17423\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=17423\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dsc00903.jpg?fit=1089%2C1116&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1089,1116\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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width=\"904\" height=\"860\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dsc00918.jpg?resize=904%2C860&#038;ssl=1\" data-id=\"17424\" class=\"wp-image-17424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dsc00918.jpg?resize=1024%2C974&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dsc00918.jpg?resize=300%2C285&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dsc00918.jpg?resize=768%2C731&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dsc00918.jpg?resize=904%2C860&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dsc00918.jpg?w=1112&amp;ssl=1 1112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pied Kingfisher: Chambal River, Uttar Paradesh, India, March 2023 \u2014 The Pied Kingfisher is another bird common all over India where there are rivers and larger bodies of water\u2026with a wide but disjointed range all through Asia and Africa.  The sit on high perches on the banks of rivers and lakes, and you often see them hovering over water. This one was hunting from the bank of the Chambal River while we passed in our boats. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. 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