Sacred Kingfisher

Kotare grabbing fish from beneath the water

Kingfisher grabbing a crab

Kingfisher stunning its catch on a rock

Kingfisher hitting a fish against a rock

Kingfisher with a fish

Kingfisher swallowing its catch

Kingfishers hunting in the rock pools

Kingfisher landing on a rock

Kotare coming in to land

Kingfisher taking off

Kingfisher coming into land with crab

Kingfisher hitting a crab against a rock

Kingfisher folding up its wings

Kingfisher tossing a crab into the air

Kotare coming in to land

Kotare flying over some rocks

Kingfisher picking a crab from the water

Kingfisher flying across

Kingfisher diving towards the camera

Kingfisher perched on a branch

Kotare looking particularly cute

Kotare smashing a fishes head on a rock

Kingfisher with a fish

Kingfisher diving for fish

Kingfisher launch

Is that a kingfisher or a dog?

Kingfisher looking like a puff ball

Pair of kingfisher sat overlooking the river

A successful catch for a kingfisher

Kotare with its prey

Kotare flying low

Kingfisher with its tail in the air

Kingfisher about to take off

Kingfisher taking off

Kingfisher shaking itself dry

Kingfisher shaking dry

Scientific name: Todiramphus sanctus
Common names: New Zealand kingfisher, kōtare, kotare, green kingfisher, tree kingfisher, wood kingfisher
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Halcyonidae
New Zealand status: Endemic