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With its top-heavy physique, energetic flight, and piercing rattle, the Belted Kingfisher seems to have an air of self-importance as it patrols up and down rivers and shorelines. It nests in burrows along earthen banks and feeds almost entirely on aquatic prey, diving to catch fish and crayfish with its heavy, straight bill. These ragged-crested birds are a powdery blue-gray; males have one blue band across the white breast, while females have a blue and a chestnut band.
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Rieko you have more confidence than me:-)
Good luck. I know that you will do it.
Thanks Rieko, now I have to photograph a female with the more colorful belly.
What a nice little kingfisher! Beautiful.
Thanks Jakubko, this is my first good picture of a belted kingfisher. They usually don't let me get close enough.
Marvelous!
Thanks LandmarkExpert and Mona
stunning
superb~