Our neighbors: Dollarbirds

I saw a pair of these high up near the top of the jungle trees.  They took turns swooping around catching bugs, and then visiting their nest hole in the tree trunk.  Probably feeding their babies.  They’re called dollarbirds because when they’re flying, from below you can see light blue dollar-sized patches on the dard undersides of their wings.  Although they were about 60 feet away, I could still make out the orangey-red beaks.  But the Wiki picture reveals the extremely appealing little red toes as well.

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