Description
English: Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) is a small but one of Europe's most beautiful birds. It dwells humid areas with access to water, near ponds, rivers, etc, where it gains its nourishment. Unfortunately, kingfisher is an endangered species due to its very high sensitivity to environmental changes. My picture shows a representative of this species sitting on a branch with lichen focusing on its hunt. Through this work, I would like to draw attention to these extraordinary but increasingly rare birds.
Date 28 April 2015, 15:28:24
Source http://blog.illustraciencia.cat/2015/04/kingfisher-karolina-kijak.html
Author Karolina Kijak
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kingfisher_-_Karolina_Kijak.jpg

The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also known as the Eurasian kingfisher, and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across Eurasia and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but migrates from areas where rivers freeze in winter.

European Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis ispida (Linnaeus, 1758). Breeds from Ireland, Spain and southern Norway to Romania and western Russia and winters south to Iraq and southern Portugal.