The kingfishers were active in the marina yesterday evening. Here is a bit of their chatter and one of the participants.

#Birds #Edmonds #PortOfEdmonds #Kingfishers #PNW #Alcedinidae #Birdscrolling

A Koookaburra, sitting on a clothes line, in the rain

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia

#Australia #Queensland #Brisbane #bird #Coraciiformes #Alcedinidae #Kingfisher #Kookaburra #daceloNovaeguineae #LaughingKookaburra #Olympus #OMSystems #darktable #Meanjin

A kookaburra, sitting on a clothes line in a back yard

Backyard Kookaburra

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia

#Australia #Queensland #Brisbane #bird #Coraciiformes #Alcedinidae #Kingfisher #Kookaburra #DacelonNvaeguineae #LaughingKookaburra #iNaturalist #Olympus #OMSystems […]

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A Kookaburra, sitting on a wire fence in a backyard, framed by greenery

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia

#Australia #Queensland #SouthEastQueensland #Brisbane #Clayfield #naturephotography #LivingThings #animal #animalphotography #bird #Coraciiformes #Alcedinidae #Kingfisher #Kookaburra […]

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Mainly black-feathered bird with many small white speckles. Long, tapered bill, stocky body. Reddish-brown breast. Lateral view, looking to the left side. Sitting on an indicated branch. The background is light green. Oil pastel.

Painting of a female Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima)
for @birdwhisperers.bsky.social .

Somewhat ruffled. 😉

#art #BirdWhisperer #oilpastel #softpastel #mixedmedia #bird #ArtYear
#kleineKunstklasse #traditionalart #megacerylemaxima #alcedinidae

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The call they make can be described as a rattle…which means, of course, a group of these is called a rattle! (Also used are concentration and kerfluffle.)
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#birds #aves #kingfishers #alcedinidae #BeltedKingfisher #MegaceryleAlcyon

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) perched on a fence in Mobbly Bayou Wilderness Preserve, Oldsmar FL. The rufous belly band denotes this individual as female.

Good morning!

Female Belted Kingfisher in Mobbly Bayou Wilderness Preserve

Taxonomy
Order: #Coraciiformes
Family: #Alcedinidae
Genus: Megaceryle
Species: M. alcyon

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Dacelo leachii
Alcedinidae
(Blue-winged Kookaburra)
Townsville, North Queensland,
Australia. Sept 2020.
Investigating a possible nest site.
#Dacelo leachii #Alcedinidae #Kookaburra #Blue-wingedKookaburra #Birds #Ozbirds #wildoz #Ozwildlife #Australiannature #Biodiversity

Blue-winged kookaburra (Dacelo leachii). Male. Conservation status: Least Concern. CC: AQGX 📷: Photo by Gaz_Chapp via Pixabay 2019 The photo shows a striking bird with a cream-coloured body barred with thin brown streaks. It has a large head and a hefty bill, and its most distinctive feature is its vibrant blue wings and rump. The male blue-winged kookaburra can be distinguished by its bright blue tail, while the female has a rufous tail with black bars.

🌏 Blue-winged kookaburra (Dacelo leachii) #Australasianbirds #Australianbirds #NewGuineanbirds | #TreeKingfishers #Halcyoninae #Kingfishers #Alcedinidae #mybirdcards #birdcards #birds🦜 #BirdsOfBluesky #birds

White-throated kingfisher or White-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis). Adult. Conservation status: Least Concern. CC: SXPT 📷: Photo by Nghangvu via Pixabay 2019 The photo shows a medium-sized kingfisher with a large head and a long, sharp bill. It has blue upperparts and brown underparts, with a white throat and breast.

🌏 White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) #Asianbirds | #TreeKingfishers #Halcyoninae #Kingfishers #Alcedinidae | #mybirdcards #birdcards #birds🦜 #BirdsOfBluesky #birds