belted kingfisher

He shot off his perch and flashed by. I was lucky to draw a bead on him and get the shot!

This guy showed up for just a few seconds on this dead tree at the edge of large pond. Can't say I was all that ready for him. First time to capture though.

Female belted kingfisher surveying the marsh pond from a perch on a bare branch.

Enjoyed following this belted kingfisher (at a respectful distance) around a park in Eagle Lake, TX. Such beautiful colors on these birds.

Thank you for the correction! Taken riverside in NW Montana

Beautiful sunny day, but too much for my cell phone's camera to handle well. This guy was very photogenic. Chattered the whole time, and treated us to a variety of antics. Fun bird.

She dropped her catch into the stream.

This Kingfisher nailed a crawdad/crayfish. She smacked it against the branch several times, apparently in an effort to kill it. Unfortunately, she dropped it. The next photo shows her peering down towards the stream, as her catch drifts away. She was not too happy about the situation. I...

This was taken at the Corkscrew Swamp in Naples, Florida. Florida has a large variety of these air plants.

Sure wish the sun had been out this day!

The female, soaking wet, and doing extensive preening.

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area. Along a drainage canal.

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA. Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Vegetational Area. Along a drainage canal.

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) Male, species sexually dimorphic. South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center, South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA. Terminus of board walk into South Laguna Madre Bay. Barrier Island, bay side.

A Belted Kingfisher seen along the nature trail at Okeeheelee Park in West Palm Beach, Florida

While driving around Lancaster on Sunday, I was pleasantly surprised to see this King Fisher resting on a wire.

This photo was taken at a pond on the north end of Big Talbot Island State Park known locally as "Spoonbill Pond". There were a pair of Belted Kingfishers flying the area and cackling. Beautiful birds. This is my first half descent shot I've been able to get.

While completely uncommon, we do not see a lot of Belted Kingfishers down this far on the Baja. He was bouncing from the bow of our sailboat, and then up to the lamppost!

This Kingfisher photo was taken during last falls trip to Kodiak Island, Alaska.

It was freezing outside but I went to the park early and found this one sitting on top of a dock. I couldn't believe she let me sneak up pretty close for my photos. I've tried for years to get a decent shot of the kingfishers but they just don't normally sit still or low in the trees. This...

This is one of the more weary birds we have. I think their skittishness is due to being shot at so much from keepers of fish ponds.

The King was fishing over a gator hole along a trail running through the Corkscrew Swamp.