Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

This little guy knows how to fish. Hope you enjoy.

Common Kingfisher Photo by Vincent van Zalinge

Bcmech1 Loc: Clinton Wisconsin

That's one colorful bird

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

And not a bad fisher, either. Just Sayin....RJS

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Amazing photo shot with the timing there. Beautiful bird for sure. Thanks Gordon.

Whitey Loc: Southeast ohio

Beautiful fisher 👍

Blackdog Loc: Round Rock, TX

Beautiful Photo Gordon.

We have several kinds of Kingfishers down here in Texas.
Reds, Greens, Belted, Ringed,
Lov'em most of the time.


BD

nutz4fish Loc: Colchester, CT

Kingfishers I've seen in the Northeast, and I believe they are common kingfishers are colored completely differently than this one. Ours are " bluejay" blue, black , and white. No Orange 🍊 or Turquoise, so maybe I misidentified them all along ? Can't find my Bird Guide / i.d. Book right now. Will check online, and let ya know.....

UPDATE . . . . . .
Well, I wuz wrong again, but the World Wide Web is wonderful for this sorta stuff. Closest to what I see here (Connecticut ) appears to be Belted Kingfisher. Pretty much like what I see , but it's not like they give ya a long time to observe them, they shoot down from the shoreline trees, hit the water with an ungainly splat., grab their fish, and boogie on outta there. Rarely give you an opportunity to watch them roosting, and my vision sux anyhow. Where I usually see em, there are several redtail hawks around, so I guess that makes the Fishers extra cautious.
Irritating vocals from these birds, certainly not songbirds by any stretch.But unique call, and easy to identify.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

Before I posted this one I looked up the photographer (Vincent van Zalinge) and he is from the Netherlands. So I guess so is this photo. I have never seen one of this color either. Ours here look more gray to me.

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

They get skunked too Mr Samples 🇺🇸🎣😀👍

Fishful Thinkin Loc: santee cooper lakes south carolina

I have a Belted one that lives at the back of my property somewhere in the trees above our stocked pond , crazy thing is I only seem to see him in the fall and he gets downright Po'd whenever I go out to the pond and he let's me know my presence isn't welcome by him! Well now I know why he is always mad, it says->Male and female Belted Kingfishers give strident, mechanical rattles in response to the slightest disturbance. When threatened they may give screams, which males sometimes combine with harsh calls.

belted kingfisher calls
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Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

That's interesting FT. Never heard one before.