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The tiny American pygmy kingfisher is a common resident of small streams and ponds in Amazonia. However, they are often hard to observe, because they perch under vegetation, are somewhat cryptically colored (from behind), and sit very still until they dive after prey. This bird was photographed from a considerable distance (these images are strongly cropped) after several days of trying. The location was a small pond near Pantiacolla Lodge in the Peruvian Amazon. |
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