{"id":47208,"date":"2017-06-09T05:23:53","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T11:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=47208"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:24:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:24:48","slug":"male-belted-kingfisher-near-the-jordan-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2017\/06\/09\/male-belted-kingfisher-near-the-jordan-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Male Belted Kingfisher Near The Jordan River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-168382 size-full\" title=\"Male Belted Kingfisher perched on a thin branch, Salt Lake County, Utah\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/belted-kingfisher-male-mia-mcpherson-5361.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/belted-kingfisher-male-mia-mcpherson-5361.jpg\" alt=\"Male Belted Kingfisher perched on a thin branch, Salt Lake County, Utah\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/belted-kingfisher-male-mia-mcpherson-5361-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/belted-kingfisher-male-mia-mcpherson-5361-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/belted-kingfisher-male-mia-mcpherson-5361-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/belted-kingfisher-male-mia-mcpherson-5361-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/belted-kingfisher-male-mia-mcpherson-5361-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/belted-kingfisher-male-mia-mcpherson-5361.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Male Belted Kingfisher perched on a thin branch &#8211; Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 400, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I photographed this male Belted Kingfisher last month as it perched on a thin branch at a small pond close to the Jordan River in Salt Lake County, Utah. There was another kingfisher in the area at the time but I was unable to obtain images of it.<\/p>\n<p>The Jordan River has some high, dirt banks in areas that the kingfishers use to dig burrows, lay eggs and rear their young so throughout the year I can see and hear these slate blue birds close to home.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the call of a Belted Kingfisher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xeno-canto.org\/132870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a>. <em>This recording also has the calls of Eastern Phoebes, Song Sparrows and Northern Flickers in it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Belted Kingfishers here in northern Utah will hang around all year as long as they have access to open water so they can fish for their prey.<\/p>\n<p>A few Belted Kingfisher facts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>A group of kingfishers can be called a \u201crattle\u201d or \u201ccrown\u201d of kingfishers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Life <em>is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/belted-kingfisher-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Belted Kingfisher photos.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I photographed this male Belted Kingfisher last month as it perched on a thin branch at a small pond close to the Jordan River in Salt Lake County, Utah. 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