A small bright blue and orange kingfisher with a red bill perched on a thin reed.

Malachite Kingfisher

A Malachite Kingfisher perches over the water on a reed stem, its iridescent blue back and rust-orange underparts among the most vivid colors on the African wetlands.

Location: Tanzania
Trip: Tanzania 2023
Date: 20 September 2023
Capture: Canon EOS R · 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015 · 600mm · f/6.3 · 1/2000 · ISO 640