Hovering Kingfisher

Original Fine Art Photography and digital artwork by Donna Kennedy... more

by Donna Kennedy

Title

Hovering Kingfisher

Artist

Donna Kennedy

Medium

Photograph - Photo Art

Description

Original Fine Art Photography and digital artwork by Donna Kennedy
Texture added for an artistic enhancement-Photographed in Sun City Center, Florida

A male Belted Kingfisher hovering over the water before making a dive..

The Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is often first noticed by its wild rattling call as it flies over rivers or lakes. It may be seen perched on a high snag, or hovering on rapidly beating wings, then plunging headfirst into the water to grab a fish. Found almost throughout North America at one season or another, it is the only member of its family to be seen in most areas north of Mexico.
Belted kingfishers have large slate-blue heads and a white dot between their eyes and their bill. On their neck is a white collar and below is a dark band that wraps around to their slate-blue back. The underbelly of males is white. Different from many other birds, the female is more colorful than the male. Females have another reddish-brown band on its underbelly. Their backs are slate-blue and they have white patches on their primary wings.

Thank you to the Administrators that Featured this photo in the following Groups:
-USA Photographers ONLY
-Poetic Poultry
-Artist Salon 1
-Animal Photographs
-Fine Art America Professionals
-Just Perfect
-Arts Fantastic World
-FAA Portraits-Birds
-Art District
-Wildlife One A Day
-A Birding Group-Wings

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September 4th, 2020