Pao Dolina
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Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis by Paolo Dolina, on Flickr
Beautiful little blue-and-orange bird with a long, pointed bill. Often rather shy and inconspicuous despite bright plumage. Found along rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds—almost any fresh or brackish habitat with small fish. Often perches quietly in trees over water; most often seen in very fast low flight as a turquoise flash over the water, usually flying away. Easily detected once its high, shrill whistled call is learned, even if the bird itself is hidden. The only small blue kingfisher over much of its range.
Source: https://ebird.org/species/comkin1?siteLanguage=en_PH
Location: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muntinlupa
This was one of the first birds I photographed within the 1st 3 months of getting into birding. And it shows!