Common Kingfisher casting a pellet

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Allan Teo photographed a Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) in the act of casting a pellet after eating a freshwater prawn an hour ago (above). Having got rid of the indigestible exoskeleton that was compacted into a pellet in the gizzard, the bird flew off to fish again about half an hour later.

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    […] 2. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) LINK. […]

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    […] April – BESG posted accounts of pellet casting accompanied by images of actual casting that led others to photograph this phenomenon in many other species LINK 1, LINK 2, as well as a video clip of the phenomenon LINK. Images below show pellet casting by a Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) by Allan Teo LINK. […]

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    […] video complements Allan Teo’s earlier post illustrated with images (below). One image caught the pellet just as it appeared from the base of […]

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