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Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

Photo by RedTopRanger
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Field Notes

Description:

Belted Kingfishers are stocky, large-headed birds with a shaggy crest on the top and back of the head and a straight, thick, pointed bill. Their legs are short and their tails are medium length and square-tipped.

Habitat:

Kingfishers live near streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, and estuaries.

Notes:

Not the clearest shots but the best I've ever taken of a Kingfisher.

Reference Links:

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

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Backyard Birding Southeastern USA
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Wildlife of Georgia
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PublishedMarch 4, 2013

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