Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Belted Kingfisher/Wild Birds

 Belted kingfisher on utility wire above a creek

Don't you wonder what this belted kingfishe is looking at?

 A longer view

Is it wondering what that tangled mess is? Is it thinking "Silly humans"?

Flying off the wire

No, the bird is not showing us how to fish properly. It's tired of posing.

I am joining Stewart M's Wild Bird Wednesday HERE

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48 comments:

  1. KathySeptember 4, 2012 at 7:27 AM

    Cute little bird!

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  2. StephanieSeptember 4, 2012 at 7:51 AM

    Did not realize that they were small birds.

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  3. MadSnapperSeptember 4, 2012 at 7:54 AM

    i would love to see one of these, they look somewhat like the kookaburro in Australia. i would like to see both of them

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  4. JudySeptember 4, 2012 at 8:02 AM

    Great shots!! Love the one of the kingfisher taking off!

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  5. HalcyonSeptember 4, 2012 at 10:14 AM

    A pretty little fellow. Glad he stopped to pose for awhile!

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  6. genieSeptember 4, 2012 at 10:22 AM

    Oh, how I wish people would not litter. Love the belts on these birds. They are so pretty. In your first shot he looks to be mesmerized by the mess on the wire. Hope he stayed away from it.Wonderful captures. genie

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  7. My name is RietSeptember 4, 2012 at 10:35 AM

    That is a beautiful bird and I love those photo's.

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  8. TexWisGirlSeptember 4, 2012 at 10:59 AM

    love these scolding birds. :)

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  9. CarlettaSeptember 4, 2012 at 11:43 AM

    He is quite intrigued with the mess.
    Wonderful series of shots!

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  10. i stora dragSeptember 4, 2012 at 12:40 PM

    Such cute little bird! I would love to see one one day (in my dreams!)
    Greetings Pia in Sweden

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  11. LONDONLULUSeptember 4, 2012 at 12:57 PM

    Lovely bird on wire series, haha I bet it's thinking both: What is that? Hmph, must be those silly humans again!

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  12. LowellSeptember 4, 2012 at 1:05 PM

    It's not surprising that a kingfisher is looking at some fishing line that some dumb fisherperson left hanging.

    :-)

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  13. HansHBSeptember 4, 2012 at 1:16 PM

    Nice photo and perfect for WBW!
    I do love the Kingfisher but I haven't managed to take a good photo yet!
    Have a nice evening!

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  14. IndraniSeptember 4, 2012 at 1:20 PM

    It must be sensing a net trap.
    Great captures.

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  15. MalyssSeptember 4, 2012 at 1:31 PM

    So small and cute!

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  16. FjällripanSeptember 4, 2012 at 1:50 PM

    Great shots of this beautiful bird!! I wish I will see one in real one day :)

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  17. Phil SladeSeptember 4, 2012 at 2:02 PM

    Love your the Belted Kingfisher pics and snap with our themes today.

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  18. Findlay WildeSeptember 4, 2012 at 2:57 PM

    I really like the way you caught him flying off. From Findlay

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  19. Anni September 4, 2012 at 2:57 PM

    Pretty!!!! The one photo of it in flight is so dazzling to the eye


    Wild Bird Wednesday - Backyard Birds

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  20. DeniseinVASeptember 4, 2012 at 3:32 PM

    Great shots, loved the one in flight as I can never get that quite right. We have fishing lines in tangles at our local pond all the time :(

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  21. NatureFootstepSeptember 4, 2012 at 3:39 PM

    it is a beautiful bird that I was lucky to see in CostaRica last year. :) Nice shots.

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  22. Adam JonesSeptember 4, 2012 at 4:35 PM

    That's an amazing Kingfisher, and fantastic shots.

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  23. kayerjSeptember 4, 2012 at 4:53 PM

    what a fun series of shots today. I've never seen a Kingfisher.

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  24. eileeninmdSeptember 4, 2012 at 5:08 PM

    Awesome shots of the Kingfisher. They always fly away before I can get a shot.

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  25. mickSeptember 4, 2012 at 5:13 PM

    Great photos of a beautiful bird.

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  26. RandySeptember 4, 2012 at 5:59 PM

    I love that last capture.

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  27. Buttons ThoughtsSeptember 4, 2012 at 7:08 PM

    Wow these are wonderful I love the last photo also. Fishing line in the air always a surprise. B

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  28. SnowcatcherSeptember 4, 2012 at 7:29 PM

    What a photogenic bird! This is the closest I've ever seen one. They won't pose for me!

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  29. Sallie (FullTime-Life)September 4, 2012 at 7:35 PM

    Wonderful pictures of one of my favorite birds (and one I've never ever been able to get a picture of)...I'm envious, but grateful!!!

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  30. AlSeptember 4, 2012 at 8:18 PM

    I love that last shot where it's flying with its wings spread wide.

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  31. MichelleSeptember 4, 2012 at 8:22 PM

    A great capture of a bird being a bit curious!

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  32. Everything ChangesSeptember 4, 2012 at 11:44 PM

    Such a big mouth for a little guy.

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  33. Grandma Barb's This and ThatSeptember 5, 2012 at 12:42 AM

    Pretty like bird! I wonder what he's thinking.

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  34. Stewart MSeptember 5, 2012 at 5:38 AM

    Thats a nice combinations of images about fishing! I hate see fishing line left about (and I know that in this case I doubt the person could have removed it even if they had wanted to) - on some days I spend almost as much line collecting the stuff as I do fishing!

    For once this is actually a species I've seen!

    thanks for the visit to WBW - Stewart M

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  35. LindaSeptember 5, 2012 at 5:47 AM

    Very nice series! That last shot is very good, showing the wings spread!

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  36. DarlaSeptember 5, 2012 at 8:42 AM

    Great that the kingfisher decided to fly off and give you a chance for an action shot.

    Darla

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  37. AnonymousSeptember 5, 2012 at 8:47 AM

    Very cute. We have so many of these tangled fishing lines over our creek bridges.

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  38. AnonymousSeptember 5, 2012 at 9:14 AM

    Beautiful bird!

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  39. jooSeptember 5, 2012 at 9:20 AM

    Beautiful series!

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  40. Craver ViiSeptember 5, 2012 at 2:59 PM

    You make a good statement in pictures, here.

    I can understand how sometimes a line breaks off into the water and is unretrievable. But it bugs me a lot, when I go fishing, and I have to clean up after somebody else who left their junk on the land. Now, if somebody isn't a "tree hugging" ecologist, that's their business, but the act of littering is always rude and shows a lack of respect and basic manners.

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  41. NeilSeptember 5, 2012 at 6:26 PM

    Beautiful Kingfisher.

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  42. SusanSeptember 5, 2012 at 8:18 PM

    Beautiful photos!

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  43. Jenn JilksSeptember 7, 2012 at 7:29 AM

    Amazing shots. It's a shame that fisher folk do this kind of thing. We'd get crap all over at the lake.

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  44. CarverSeptember 7, 2012 at 5:03 PM

    I love these shots of the belted kingfisher. I hear them more often than I see them. They have such a distinctive call but are so speedy and hard for me to photograph.

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  45. Brian KingSeptember 7, 2012 at 11:27 PM

    Awesome shots! I have yet to get a good photo of a Kingfisher. Yours are wonderful!

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  46. LarrySeptember 8, 2012 at 12:38 AM

    Nice shots of the Belted Kingfisher CameraGirl. She's a beauty! That in flight shot is super!

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  47. Mary Howell CromerSeptember 8, 2012 at 8:01 AM

    such a lovely bird and that last flight shot, great one~

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  48. RoseSeptember 9, 2012 at 1:49 PM

    I see them at a couple different places, but they never remain still for me to get near enough for a shot.

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