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Fancy Belt The female belted kingfisher has a lovely rust colored band of feathers on her chest. Belted kingfisher,Megaceryle alcyon Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

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The female belted kingfisher has a lovely rust colored band of feathers on her chest.

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  1. Beautiful! Posted 7 years ago
    1. Thank you Jivko :) Posted 7 years ago
  2. Great capture! Most of these fellows around here are noisily gone by the time I raise the camera. Could this one be a young (this year’s) female? Posted 7 years ago
    1. Thank you Gary. This is not a young kingfisher, she is a resident I see all the time. Posted 7 years ago
      1. You are fortunate that she stays and poses for you. Must be used to having you around! Posted 7 years ago
        1. I am lucky she is use to me. Posted 7 years ago

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The belted kingfisher is a large, conspicuous water kingfisher, the only member of that group commonly found in the northern United States and Canada. It is depicted on the 1986 series Canadian $5 note. All kingfishers were formerly placed in one family, Alcedinidae, but recent research suggests that this should be divided into three. All six New World kingfishers, together with three Old World species, make up the new family Cerylidae.

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By Pamswildimages

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Uploaded Jun 27, 2018. Captured Mar 29, 2014 07:12.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/8.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO200
  • 560mm