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Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

This is the first cooperative kingfisher I have had out of the dozens I have seen, just a shame the weather wasn't better for the photos! This girl has orange on the belly that a male lacks. Stocky body with a long bill, and they are very vocal birds.

Habitat:

Sitting on a telephone wire over the bay at the boat docks in Petersburg, Alaska

Reference Links:

Belted Kingfisher, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (12)
Robert Emond
Beautiful female indeed. Thanks for sharing a gorgeous series
Jim Nelson
I love these guys...and like everyone else I am still trying to get a decent photo. I have seen them everywhere in the Mojave and Great Basin deserts, where there is water.
AshleyT
Thanks! I have a Canon 7D mk ii with the 400mm f5.6 lens
AshleyL
Great pics! Belted kingfishers are never cooperative for me either. What kind of camera do you use for these pics?
AshleyT
Thanks guys! Such vocal little birds
DrNamgyalTSherpa
Ashley I lked all photos of this cute bird, but last one the most!
Liana
True hey! Nothing like a challenge :D
Desmond.E.S.O
Me too iv'e only seen one once, before and the photos that I got were terrible... your welcome!
AshleyT
I did indeed, Desmond. Thanks. Thanks armadeus! These birds are such jerks and always fly away when you point a camera at them haha. It took me years to get decent photos like these!
Liana
Fantastic images Ashley! The colours are beautifully offset by the sky! I saw my first one earlier this year but unfortunately I was unable to photograph it. Thank you for sharing this lovely bird :)

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Birds of the World
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Alaska Fauna and Flora
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Great Alaskan Challenge
Photographed
PublishedOctober 28, 2015

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