A kingfisher perched on a railing outside the restaurant where I had lunch last week. I no sooner pointed it out to friends then it dropped out of sight. One didn’t see it. Here’s a consolation shot. Not nearly as close but it’s the best I could do.
These birds dive headfirst to catch fish up to two feet beneath water. And that’s not a fleck on the camera: kingfishers have a tiny white patch ahead of its eye.
Now that’s just about as cute as it gets! I don’t think we have such a bird in these parts, which is too bad.
A beautiful bird. We do have them in Canada, though perhaps not in my part of the country.
What a beauty! Never seen one of these birds before.
It’s a she, with that russet coloured band. A couple of pairs hang about down on our waterfront, I’ve been lucky to get some photos too.