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It's true - I have lived in Birmingham for the last 30 years and have never seen so many kingfishers! I remember the first time I spotted one in our local park along the river bank - I just couldn't believe it 😍

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‘More canals than Venice’ as my good Brum friend Tamsin likes to remind me. Maybe more kingfishers than Venice too? 🤔

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Definitely 😁

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I live in New Zealand and will now be more alert to Kingfisher sounds! I'm on the edge of a tidal estuary so we are fortunate to be blessed with many. And I never knew Kookaburras were Kingfishers! Thanks for everything you share, it's brilliant.

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That's wonderful Jane - I don't know my New Zealand kingfishers at all! Do you have kookaburras in New Zealand too?

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No Kookaburras in New Zealand- our birds in NZ are much more understated and demure (except for perhaps the Tui)! I grew up in Australia so their sound is part of the soundscape of my childhood.

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Their sound is part of my childhood too, though mainly from Hollywood movies!

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Ha! Skippy and Blinky Bill rep-pre-sent 🙅‍♀️🙌

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