Giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) perched on a dry branch. This bird is the largest kingfisher in Africa and is found over most of the continent so

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Giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) perched on a dry branch. This bird is the largest kingfisher in Africa and is found over most of the continent south of the Sahara Desert. Photographed in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

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Size: 4504px × 3003px
Location: Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe
Photo credit: © Eyal Bartov / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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