Nature Walks – Kingfisher On High

Kingfishers get their name because they are known as the kings of fishing and are fish eaters. There are many different varieties all over the place, wherever there is water. Here in Colorado, we have Belted Kingfishers. Sometimes, they even pay a visit to our lakes or ponds too.

This is a male Kingfisher, looking over the lakes for some good fish. In catching fish it sits on a limb of a tree that hangs over a stream, looking into the water beneath. Then, as it sights a fish, it drops like a stone into the water, Seconds later it pops up with the fish in its bill. The females have a ruby red collar around their necks.

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