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Belted Kingfisher

Ceryle Alcyon

Photo by jasmurdo
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Sitting on a power line above a residential retention pond (I assume looking for a meal).

Habitat:

Suburban South Indianapolis

Notes:

I was driving, so I couldn't snap a photo. Thanks to Josh Henderson for the photo!

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Belted Kingfisher

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