Saturday, December 17, 2011

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

To complete this week's roundup of recent bird sightings, here is a Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) perched overlooking Lime Bay near Spinnakers Brewpub on the Westsong Walkway.
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7 comments:

  1. Paul in Powell RiverDecember 17, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    Nice! - they're a difficult bird to capture on camera.

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  2. Dean LewisDecember 17, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    Thank you for a wonderful week of bird photos, Benjamin. You must be getting more stealthful at sneaking up on these guys.
    I learned recently the Kingfisher is in the same family as the Kookaburra. The resemblance is certainly there, including it's 'loud high rattle' call you mentioned in a photo from last year.
    BTW, in the news yesterday is a story about dozens of migrating Snowy Owls camping on an island near Burnaby.

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  3. JoJoDecember 17, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    Another pretty bird!

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  4. AnonymousDecember 17, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    Lovely capture... I haven't seen one in a long time...

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  5. DebDecember 17, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    Really enjoyed your bird pictures this week. The Harlequins are spectacular ducks, in fact they were all great captures, especially the Northern Flicker. Thanks for posting them.

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  6. s.cDecember 18, 2011 at 3:35 AM

    Great bird pictures. Love them.

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  7. MassimoDecember 18, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    wow, this is really nice !
    and also funny !
    ciao

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