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@louis yes, tthat's clearer for identification. Odd place foroa Kingfisher though - is there water nearby? No, not really a birdwatcher (any more) but I still love to observe birds (and have learned what to look for for identification). :) !nature
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@louis ah, that fits then - while searching around for this one I read the Malachite Kingfisher is widely distributed in sub-sahara Africa. We have only one species of Kingfisher in the Netherlands (the "Common" one), alas. The big head + beak are typical for all Kingfishers, so just from a silhouette you could already say "Kingfisher!" - but you generally need details (plus location) to identify a species. There are lots of Kingfishers in Asia, too.
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@louis I was once in a NP observation post where you could watch the birds both above and under water; spent a lot of time watching this guy at 'work': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_kingfisher. The NP was in either Tanzania or Kenya, but I can't remember which it was.
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@louis interestig - maybe they're learning to take advantage of other sources of food than what's available by fishing? Kingfishers in general tend to prefer not just water but *clean* water. I think 10 km is too far to count.
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