I know I've been posting dozens of Loon photos this past week, but I did see other birds on Bradford Lake. Meet the Belted Kingfisher! This was exciting for me as this was the first time I had seen this bird! Like the Loon, it also likes to dive into the water and catch fish.
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Niiice! I'm still waiting to get my first (usable) shot. Good one!
Cheers, Klaus
I've always wanted to see one of those birds. Guess I better head to the water....
Nice find. I love those shots of the loon in flight. Wow. Thanks for your help on my birds. I have been looking and have not had much luck the snow goose was/is kind of what I was leaning towards but then again someone suggested they might be a domestic pekin breed. You know they remind me of some that you would see on a farm and there was a farm that was a tourist thing that just shut down last year on the other side of the lake. Anyway thanks for the help.
Nice job! Those guys are hard to get.
I love kingfishers as well. They are really quick so you got a great photo.
Wow! Great shot! The Belted Kingfisher is unique in that the females are more colorful than the males. Looks like you got a girl!
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They are amazing fishers and fun to watch. So majestic in their flight! I saw one while I was visiting CT last week and one by a river in Maine. I'm happy for you to have had this experience!
We enjoy the kingfishers at our cottage near Traverse City, MI. They have a very recognizable call, and a unique flight technique. They do go into the water, but unlike loons, which swim and dive, a kingfisher perchs up high, then crashes into the water and grabs a fish. It is very exciting. They also eat snakes, frogs, mice, etc.
Saw a Kingfisher today (8/7/09) on my commute from Lansing to Kalamazoo. I take the side roads, rather than the freeways, and it was sitting on a wire above a small pond. Beautiful crest. Very cool.
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