RARE FOOTAGE Of Oriental Dwarf Kingfishers

The monsoon has returned to India's Western Ghats, and for the tiny Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher, it signals the start of a life-or-death race. This bird, known for its incredible colours and deadly precision, only breeds when the rains have driven fish high upstream. Follow a single pair as they face...

49 min - Nature & Wildlife - Real Wild

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