A small bird, with a very long sharp beak, sits on a tree branch. It's head is deep emerald green, and its body is white with brown markings.

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📸 Julie Frost Photography
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Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca): 13cm (5.1in). This spectacular Kingfisher is also known as the black-backed kingfisher or three-toed kingfisher and is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.

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📸Sanjeev Kapadia, India.

"Black-Backed Dwarf Kingfisher" 2021, acrylic on 8inx10in stretched canvas. I sometimes paint birds, too!
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