malachite kingfisher with fishy prey

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A triumphant Malachite Kingfisher, with a fish in its bill, freshly caught from a stream in Olare Orok Conservancy, bordering Masai Mara, Kenya. Perched on the branch of an Acacia tree, the fish disappeared in one gulp.