There are 87 Different Species of
There are 87 Different Species of Kingfisher’s in the world and this one can fly about 36 miles per hour. Luckily I caught this one sitting down for a minute. And this is the first one I have ever seen. What a surprise to see it yesterday as we were out for a drive. This one is the Belted Kingfisher.
The Belted Kingfisher is one of the few bird species in which the female is more brightly colored than the male.
Now this is a new bird to me also, but with the help of other bloggers I discovered that it is a female Grosbeak, and with this species the male is way more colorful than the female.
Male Rose Breasted Grosbeak
I just put a photo of the Colorful Blue Jay in to fill the page. 🙂
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I love the trivia about the Australian Kingfisher (Kookaburra) If you ever heard the animal sound effects in old African movies they are all an Australian bird that was never there
Ha Ha to all
They are such an interesting bird, I really did not think there were any in this area. Thank you Mr. Ohh, 🙂
Beautiful Sandra – I’ve never seen a Kingfisher (any type) though Arnie at the Park said he saw one recently – must’ve been passing through. I’ve not seen a Grosbeak ever and the coloring sure is fabulous on the male and who can resist the Blue Jays. They are all attractive birds.
Nature sure is colorful, so many different species. It is so much fun seeing something new like that. I sure enjoy it, we never know what we are going to see on our daily treks. 🙂
That is for sure Sandra – and those unexpected treats is what makes our walks so enjoyable.
Simply said, beautiful.
Thank you very much.
Wow! Wonderful birds!
Thank you very much. They are pretty 🙂
Che meraviglia, sono una più bella dell’altra. Complimenti.
Ciao,Pat
Thank you so much Pat. 🙂
If you had not put the picture of the Blue Jay to fill the page, he would have insisted anyway.
Beautiful photos, as usual.
Thank you Mark, he would insist. They can be a bit bossy. 🙂
Very beautiful indeed. My favorite is the Grosbeak.
Thank you, yes they are so gorgeous, bold colors.
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87 wow! I enjoy and ‘like’ your photography each morning. It reminds me of all that beauty just outside my own door before actually getting out there. Bird watching has been a family affair for decades, and I actually featured the kingfisher in one of my poems. https://maryjomalo.wordpress.com/ If you scroll down to February 12 of this year, you’ll find one titled “Through” which includes particular habits of some kingfishers. Thank you for sharing all your beautiful photography, especially of the birds!
The photo and your words are just wonderful Mary. I have only seen the blue kingfisher’s in photo’s like that. They are so striking with such vibrant colors. Thank you Mary.
I love these photos!
Thank you Elli.
Spectacular photos to start off the week. Thanks Sandra.
You are very welcome and have a wonderful week. 🙂
Love birds!! They are hard photograph but you got some really nice ones 🙂
Thank you Maria, yes a tripod is the best way to get clear shots, but don’t always have time to get it out when you see a bird as your driving by. The excitement of the chase I guess. 🙂
Highly informative about wildlife 👌👌
Thank you, it is so interesting to me. 🙂
I do love birds.
Beautiful pictures
Kind regards,
Thank you very much Rob, 🙂
Gorgeous photos.I have learned a lot about ornithology since I started reading your post.
Precious!
They are so cool looking. 🙂
Yes they are! Happy Monday!
Happy Monday to you also .:)
Fantastic photos. Thank you, Sandra. have a great day.
You also Francine, thank you.
It can take years to get a Kingfisher shot, congrats 🙂
Thank you Ted, yes I wasn’t sure what it was at first. I was sitting in the car and told the husband to stop. I slowly got the camera out and when I zoomed in I realized it was one. So exciting.
They are hard to catch, very nice.
Beautiful. Congratulations.
Thank you, it was a surprise for sure.
These are fabulous photos 🙂 I would love to finally see the kingfisher in person. Thanks for sharing and have a good day 😀 Aiva
Thank you Aiva, yes I have always seen them in photos only until yesterday. I will be going back down there and maybe get to see her again.
You have made me wonder now, what is the proper name of our kingfisher. We have but one specie in the UK, and not surprisingly, we call it a kingfisher!
Yes, this is the first one I have ever seen so when I was looking up what kind it is, there were pictures of all sorts of different colored kingfishers. I always see the bright blue ones in others photographs.
I only ever saw them (blue) once myself. I had inside info and drove to this deserted riverbank at sawn one day. Memorable, though. I saw otters that day as well, which are rare here.
The blue ones really stick out. This one here was very hard to see, it blended in really well with the background.
I just looked it up for your area and it shows the blue one I was talking about. They called it the Common Kingfisher. 🙂
pah. Common? It’s like you say, you see the f;ash but generally that’s as close as I ever got!
Yes, your blue kingfisher is far beyond common, it is the most brilliant colors. This one here should be the common one. Who knows who comes up with all these names. 🙂