As I had more time this morning, I decided to explore a differnt location of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve. As with all new locations, on the surface it looked uninteresting, till I started to pick-up life in the trees around me. I spied this collared kingfisher while trying to photograph pink-necked green pigeons.
What was thrilling about this find, was the bird allowed me to approach close. It just eyed me from its perch.
I just love this shot of the bird against the clear blue sky. These were the pigeons that I photographed before they flew off.
These birds tend to go around in pairs - love birds. The male is the prettier of the two. There was a flock of them feeding on the ficus tree that was fruiting. The tiny orange-red fruits on the branch in the photo below.

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