There are 110 sihek kingfishers left in the world. Three of them just arrived in Oregon.
Zoo welcomes ultra-rare sihek kingfishers
The Oregon Zoo is home to many critically endangered species, but perhaps none as rare as its newest arrivals: a trio of sihek kingfishers.
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May 7, 2024 at 9:37 PM
There are 110 sihek kingfishers left in the world. Three of them just arrived in Oregon.
(we also respect kingfishers and kinglets)
June 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
(we also respect kingfishers and kinglets)
Pied Kingfishers are known for its remarkable hovering ability, it hunts by diving vertically into water to catch fish. #LakeBunyuni #Uganda #bwindi #uganda #birdsofeastafrica #widowbirds #biodiversity #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #birdphotography #kingfishers #conservationphotography markscheflen.com
March 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Pied Kingfishers are known for its remarkable hovering ability, it hunts by diving vertically into water to catch fish. #LakeBunyuni #Uganda #bwindi #uganda #birdsofeastafrica #widowbirds #biodiversity #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #birdphotography #kingfishers #conservationphotography markscheflen.com
This is my painting of two juvenile common kingfishers, hanging on my wall in my lounge (until it finds a home) :)
#watercolours #birdart #kingfishers 🪶
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May 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM
This is my painting of two juvenile common kingfishers, hanging on my wall in my lounge (until it finds a home) :)
#watercolours #birdart #kingfishers 🪶
#watercolours #birdart #kingfishers 🪶
Imagine making AI bird slop when kingfishers already exist
April 17, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Imagine making AI bird slop when kingfishers already exist
Belted Kingfishers chasing each other around the pond.
August 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Belted Kingfishers chasing each other around the pond.
October 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Kingfishers for @jodiodg.bsky.social 🪶
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#illustration #watercolors #bird #Vgencomm #VGenOpen #commission
February 2, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Kingfishers for @jodiodg.bsky.social 🪶
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#illustration #watercolors #bird #Vgencomm #VGenOpen #commission
Today, we talked about kingfishers. Apparently, even kingfishers sometimes want to just gaze at the flowing water without catching fish. KOKEDAMACHAN really sympathized with this.
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June 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Today, we talked about kingfishers. Apparently, even kingfishers sometimes want to just gaze at the flowing water without catching fish. KOKEDAMACHAN really sympathized with this.
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The African Pygmy Kingfisher (Ispidina picta) is a tiny, vividly colored bird measuring just 12 cm in length. Unlike most kingfishers, it hunts on land—primarily eating insects.
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June 19, 2026 at 5:27 AM
The African Pygmy Kingfisher (Ispidina picta) is a tiny, vividly colored bird measuring just 12 cm in length. Unlike most kingfishers, it hunts on land—primarily eating insects.
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Kingfishers can turn their heads almost completely around, allowing them to rotate it nearly 360 degrees.
Nature never ceases to amaze 💙
📽: Jennie Smith
Nature never ceases to amaze 💙
📽: Jennie Smith
May 24, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Kingfishers can turn their heads almost completely around, allowing them to rotate it nearly 360 degrees.
Nature never ceases to amaze 💙
📽: Jennie Smith
Nature never ceases to amaze 💙
📽: Jennie Smith
Today we learn how to hunt from kingfishers. Teacher! Please teach us in an easy-to-understand way.
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March 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Today we learn how to hunt from kingfishers. Teacher! Please teach us in an easy-to-understand way.
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Time for the Saturday #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Relax.
To me there's nothing more 'relaxing' than watching Kingfishers pose on perches.
Captured at Yarrow Valley CP & WWT Martin Mere.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography #Kingfishers #PhotographyIsArt
To me there's nothing more 'relaxing' than watching Kingfishers pose on perches.
Captured at Yarrow Valley CP & WWT Martin Mere.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography #Kingfishers #PhotographyIsArt
October 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Time for the Saturday #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Relax.
To me there's nothing more 'relaxing' than watching Kingfishers pose on perches.
Captured at Yarrow Valley CP & WWT Martin Mere.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography #Kingfishers #PhotographyIsArt
To me there's nothing more 'relaxing' than watching Kingfishers pose on perches.
Captured at Yarrow Valley CP & WWT Martin Mere.
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography #Kingfishers #PhotographyIsArt
Richard Bowdler Sharpe, A monograph of the Alcedinidae or, family of kingfishers, c.1868, illustr. John Gerardus Keulemans.
June 8, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Richard Bowdler Sharpe, A monograph of the Alcedinidae or, family of kingfishers, c.1868, illustr. John Gerardus Keulemans.
April 29, 2026 at 3:45 AM
October 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
No kings only kingfishers, kinglets, and kingbirds!
Rally in Bend, Oregon, drew thousands ….
#nokingsday #birders
Rally in Bend, Oregon, drew thousands ….
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October 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
No kings only kingfishers, kinglets, and kingbirds!
Rally in Bend, Oregon, drew thousands ….
#nokingsday #birders
Rally in Bend, Oregon, drew thousands ….
#nokingsday #birders
Malachite Kingfisher, Gashora Swamp, Rwanda #birdsofafrica #kingfishers #malachitekingfishers #birdsofrwanda #birdsseenin2025 #birds #biodiversity #conservationphotography #birdphotography #wildbirdphotography #britishnaturesociety #gashora #echoearth #climatechange #environment markscheflen.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:53 PM
If you have never encountered kingfishers in the wild, it’s hard to express just how difficult shots like this are to get.
HUGE IN FLIGHT BIRD FOOTAGE VICTORY: Belted kingfisher in close proximity(under 50 feet!), in flight, AND video of it sticking the landing.
You don't get much better than this!
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You don't get much better than this!
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March 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
If you have never encountered kingfishers in the wild, it’s hard to express just how difficult shots like this are to get.
Yellow Wagtail, Kestrel, Firecrest, Lilac-breasted Roller
#BirdOfTheDay #BirdsInABush
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #ukbirding #Kingfishers
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October 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Yellow Wagtail, Kestrel, Firecrest, Lilac-breasted Roller
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#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #ukbirding #Kingfishers
#BirdOfTheDay #BirdsInABush
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Today the kingfishers are going to teach us how to hunt. Let's start by imagining the fish swimming trajectory.
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May 12, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Today the kingfishers are going to teach us how to hunt. Let's start by imagining the fish swimming trajectory.
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