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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
(L 13" WS 20" Wt 5 oz)
Merritt Island Nat'l
Wildlife Refuge
08Feb2012
One of the few species (of
birds that is) where the
female has brighter colors.
Note: photos are of a female
with a rufous band across the
chest and flanks.
That kingfisher jewelling upstream
seems to leave a streak of itself
in the bright air. The trees
are all the better for its passing.
(Norman MacCaig)
Six Mile Cypress Slough
23Jan2017
© BirdNote,
Frances Wood
Megaceryl in Greek means
great kingfisher; alcyon in
Greek means
kingfisher.
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Society
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