Belted Kingfisher Images, Facts and Information:
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- Belted Kingfishers have powdery blue-gray plumage, dark eyes, tiny legs and feet, large heads with shaggy crests and long, sharp bills. Males have a single blue band on their chests and females have one blue band and one rusty red band.
- Some Belted Kingfishers are migratory and some are year-round residents in their range. Open water is a must for this species.
- Belted Kingfishers require clear open water and vertical open banks for habitat. They can be found near streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, estuaries and other marine habitat.
- Belted Kingfishers primarily eat fish but they also will eat crustaceans such as crayfish, mollusks, insects, amphibians, reptiles, small birds and small fruits like berries.
- Belted Kingfishers nest in burrows they dig, they lay 5 to 8 eggs which hatch in 22 to 24 days. Both sexes incubate and they are monogamous.
- A group of kingfishers can be called a “rattle” or “crown” of kingfishers.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Belted Kingfisher photos.
Adult male Belted Kingfisher swallowing his catch
Title: Adult male Belted Kingfisher swallowing his catch
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 5/13/2021
Male Belted Kingfisher with a fish in his bill
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher with a fish in his bill
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 5/13/2021
Adult Belted Kingfisher with a small fish
Title: Adult Belted Kingfisher with a small fish
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 5/13/2021
Male Belted Kingfisher in front of pussy willows
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher in front of pussy willows
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 5/8/2021
Pussy willows and a male Belted Kingfisher
Title: Pussy willows and a male Belted Kingfisher
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 5/8/2021
Alert male Belted Kingfisher and pussy willows
Title: Alert male Belted Kingfisher and pussy willows
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 5/8/2021
Spring adult male Belted Kingfisher
Title: Spring adult male Belted Kingfisher
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 5/8/2021
Belted Kingfisher male shaking after catching and eating prey
Title: Belted Kingfisher male shaking after catching and eating prey
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/29/2020
Belted Kingfisher male about to eat a fish
Title: Belted Kingfisher male about to eat a fish
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/29/2020
Male Belted Kingfisher with a fish being bothered by a swallow
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher with a fish being bothered by a swallow
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/29/2020
Male Belted Kingfisher with a trout
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher with a trout
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/29/2020
Adult male Belted Kingfisher shaking his head
Title: Adult male Belted Kingfisher shaking his head
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/29/2020
Adult male Belted Kingfisher being dive bombed by a swallow
Title: Adult male Belted Kingfisher being dive bombed by a swallow
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/29/2020
Adult male Belted Kingfisher on alert
Title: Adult male Belted Kingfisher on alert
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/29/2020
Male Belted Kingfisher close up with prey
Title: Male Belted Kingfisher close up with prey
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/29/2020
Belted Kingfisher juvenile keeping an eye on a swallow
Title: Belted Kingfisher juvenile keeping an eye on a swallow
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/23/2020
Juvenile Belted Kingfisher perched on a stump
Title: Juvenile Belted Kingfisher perched on a stump
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/23/2020
Juvenile Belted Kingfisher being agitated by a Barn Swallow
Title: Juvenile Belted Kingfisher being agitated by a Barn Swallow
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/23/2020
Agitated juvenile Belted Kingfisher
Title: Agitated juvenile Belted Kingfisher
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/23/2020
Belted Kingfisher juvenile perched on a bare branch
Title: Belted Kingfisher juvenile perched on a bare branch
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/23/2020