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.
Wary immature Belted Kingfisher
Title: Wary immature Belted Kingfisher
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/23/2020
Defensive juvenile Belted Kingfisher
Title: Defensive juvenile Belted Kingfisher
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/23/2020
Barn Swallow diving at a juvenile Belted Kingfisher
Title: Barn Swallow diving at a juvenile Belted Kingfisher
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/23/2020
Juvenile Belted Kingfisher being dive bombed by an adult Barn Swallow
Title: Juvenile Belted Kingfisher being dive bombed by an adult Barn Swallow
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/23/2020
Juvenile Belted Kingfisher in a defensive posture
Title: Juvenile Belted Kingfisher in a defensive posture
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/23/2020
Perky juvenile Belted Kingfisher
Title: Perky juvenile Belted Kingfisher
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/23/2020
Immature Belted Kingfisher with a spider web on its face
Title: Immature Belted Kingfisher with a spider web on its face
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/23/2020 […]
Immature Belted Kingfisher and a spider web close up
Title: Immature Belted Kingfisher and a spider web close up
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/23/2020
Juvenile Belted Kingfisher begging for prey from the adult male
Title: Juvenile Belted Kingfisher begging for prey from the adult male
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/8/2020
Defensive Belted Kingfisher male from the front
Title: Defensive Belted Kingfisher male from the front
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/8/2020
Belted Kingfisher male watching a swallow
Title: Belted Kingfisher male watching a swallow
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/8/2020
Back view of a defensive Belted Kingfisher male
Title: Back view of a defensive Belted Kingfisher male
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/8/2020
Adult male Belted Kingfisher watching over his young
Title: Adult male Belted Kingfisher watching over his young
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/2/2020
Immature Belted Kingfisher looking up towards the sky
Title: Immature Belted Kingfisher looking up towards the sky
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/2/2020
Juvenile Belted Kingfisher getting ready to lift off
Title: Juvenile Belted Kingfisher getting ready to lift off
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/2/2020
Juvenile Belted Kingfisher perched across a creek
Title: Juvenile Belted Kingfisher perched across a creek
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/2/2020
Immature Belted Kingfisher looking down at a creek
Title: Immature Belted Kingfisher looking down at a creek
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/2/2020
Juvenile Belted Kingfisher looking right at me
Title: Juvenile Belted Kingfisher looking right at me
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/2/2020
Adult Belted Kingfisher male with a small fish
Title: Adult Belted Kingfisher male with a small fish
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/2/2020
Adult male Belted Kingfisher with prey
Title: Adult male Belted Kingfisher with prey
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 7/2/2020