Azure Kingfishers feed on insects and small aquatic animals by taking shallow dives into the water. They prefer sources of fresh water such as streams, lagoons and dams etc, particularly where there is overhanging vegetation.
There are 9 or 10 species of Australian kingfishers, including the Kookaburra. The azure is a sedentary, monogamous species measuring just 17 or 18 cm - a Kookaburra is about 45 cm.
You can read about this sighting at Gouldiae's Blog where there are more images of this bird and where it was seen, etc.
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