BOTD found in my yard......

larklark Registered Users Posts: 155 Major grins
edited March 5, 2005 in Wildlife
I live in SO.Cal. and don't believe this guy does......it is too big to be a woodpecker........it's really noisy.......and when I saw it drop into our pond it gave me an idea.......is this a Kingfisher? If so, I've never seen one here........do they live here too? Or is this guy confused?

By the way, this is shot through a dirty window with camera lens between pulled blinds ........he's also pretty skittish....
Den
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  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2005
    I have spot one of these critters here in Ohio.I too would like to know what he/she is.
    John
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  • 4labs4labs Registered Users Posts: 2,089 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2005
    It's a Belted King Fisher.. It's found across most of the states near fresh water usually. The female is more colorful than the male which is rare. That is a male..
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 5, 2005
    lark wrote:
    I live in SO.Cal. and don't believe this guy does......it is too big to be a woodpecker........it's really noisy.......and when I saw it drop into our pond it gave me an idea.......is this a Kingfisher? If so, I've never seen one here........do they live here too? Or is this guy confused?

    By the way, this is shot through a dirty window with camera lens between pulled blinds ........he's also pretty skittish....
    Den
    Good capture. Kingfishers are very hard to shoot. I've been trying to shoot this one in the Wetlands for months now and he always perches just far enough away to make getting a decent shot impossible.
    Harry
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