Talk:Giant kingfisher

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File:Giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) female composite.jpg to appear as POTD soon[edit]

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) female composite.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on November 21, 2017. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2017-11-21. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:02, 22 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Picture of the day

A female giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) feeding on a tilapia on Lake Naivasha, Kenya. From left to right, this composite of four images illustrates: 1. the kingfisher returning to its perch with its prey; 2. smashing it against the post to break its spine; 3. holding it; 4. beginning to consume it.Photograph: Charles J. Sharp

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