Saturday, February 23, 2019

A Belted Kingfisher is Fishing

At the Goleta Slough I saw this Belted Kingfisher hovering in place over the water.  Then it would dive into and emerge out of the water with a fish  in it's beak and fly over to the bank to eat it's catch.  It was fun to watch this behavior.

Belted Kingfisher hovering over the water

Belted Kingfisher hovering over the water

Belted Kingfisher hovering over the water

Belted Kingfisher coming out of the water with a fish in it's beak

Belted Kingfisher flying to the bank to eat it's catch

Belted Kingfisher flying to the bank to eat it's catch

Belted Kingfisher flying to the bank to eat it's catch

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