The Blue Arrow!
Three juvenile Common Kingfishers on a nice branch waiting for breakfast to be served by one of the adults!
When they have just left the nest, they will still be fed small and somewhat larger fish for the first few days. After a short while, fish will be offered but no longer given.
By now they have also learned to dive on their own.
After that, the juveniles are chased away to start building their own lives. That sounds harsh but is just nature.
Young or juvenile kingfishers can be recognised by their still somewhat dull feathers, the white tip to their bill and their dark (brown/black) legs. Adult kingfishers have orange-coloured legs. Males have a completely black bill while the bill of adult females is orange on the underside.
Kingfishers can have up to three litters of young per year. They are often already busy with the next lay when your young have just fledged.
This colourful picture of young kingfishers will look great on your wall. Both in canvas, Dibond and Acrylic.
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