kingfisher, kingfishers

The tree kingfishers have been previously given the familial name Dacelonidae but Halcyonidae has priority. This group derives from a very ancient divergence from the ancestral stock.

Kingfishers live in both woodland and wetland habitats. Kingfishers that live near water hunt small fish by diving. They also eat crayfish, frogs, and insects. Wood kingfishers eat reptiles. Kingfishers of all three families beat their prey to death, either by whipping it against a tree or by dropping it on a stone.

Direction Drive 297.59 km or 4.96 hrs south east from last photo
Location Kampala, Enteppe, Bugala Island, East Africa, Uganda, Africa
Info F 7.1 1/400 ISO 100 with Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Country Uganda State East Africa
City Kampala, Enteppe, Bugala Island Weather Sunny and hot
Continent Africa Day To Ssese Island
Activity waiting for boat Tour GAP (Great Adventure People)
Date 2007:09:28 18:08:31 Make Canon
Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi Width 1069
Height 802 Flash Off, Did not fire
Focal 300.0 mm Exposure 1/400
F Number 7.1 ISO 100
White Bal. Auto Program Aperture-priority AE
Compensation 0 Hyperfocal 682.77 m
Latitude -0.311633333333333 Longitude 32.2911638888889
Altitude 95060.32813 m File Size 246 kB
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