Gray-headed Kingfisher
From the Cape Verde Islands to Mauritania,
Senegal and Gambia, east to Ethiopia, Somalia
and southern Arabia and south to So. Africa.
Senegal and Gambia, east to Ethiopia, Somalia
and southern Arabia and south to So. Africa.
Halcyon leucocephala
(L 8")
Masai Mar
22-3Oct2014
The rose petal floats on water. The
kingfisher flashes above the pond.
Life and beauty swirl in the midst of
death. (Robert Jordan)
kingfisher flashes above the pond.
Life and beauty swirl in the midst of
death. (Robert Jordan)
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Spencer
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Halcyon in Greek is a
mythical bird, associated
with the kingfisher;
leucocephala in Greek
means white-headed.
mythical bird, associated
with the kingfisher;
leucocephala in Greek
means white-headed.