[vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shadow=”sm” width=”1/1″][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”0″ shift_y=”5″ shift_y_fixed=”yes” z_index=”0″][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”223″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ back_color=”color-xsdn” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading]Kōtare (Sacred Kingfisher)[/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]The sacred kingfisher is one of the best known birds in New Zealand due to the iconic photographs published over many years by Geoff Moon. These early images showed in detail the prey, the foraging skills and the development of chicks in the nest and as fledgings. Equally recognisable is the hunched silhouette waiting patiently on a powerline or other elevated perch over an estuary or mudflat which converts in a flash to a streak of green diving steeply to catch a prey item.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ border_color=”color-uydo” shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column_inner width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]The Tiritiri Matangi kingfishers are often observed feeding on skinks.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=”2″][vc_button button_color=”accent” size=”btn-sm” border_width=”0″ link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fnzbirdsonline.org.nz%2Fspecies%2Fsacred-kingfisher||target:%20_blank|”]Find Out More[/vc_button][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]