Today's #BirdOfTheDay from @alan678.bsky.social theme is #AlansNemesis. Belted Kingfishers from Western PA #birds #beltedkingfishers #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #nikon #EastCoastKin

🦉🌎🧪 The Palomarin Banding Summary for June/July 2025 is here! The summer season was filled to the brim with #fledglings and unusual captures, including a #RosebreastedGrosbeak, two #NorthernSawwhetOwls, and two #BeltedKingFishers! Check out the full summary to learn more: shorturl.at/ecqIo

In 59 years of #birdbanding at #PalomarinFieldStation, only 26 #BeltedKingfishers have ever been caught. Therefore, it was a huge surprise to our banders when they caught this #HotBirdInHand at Palomarin on 7/13 + a second one only 3 days later at the nearby Pine Gulch! 🤯📅🌎🦉🧪🌐

A belted kingfisher in a decaying tree under cloudy skies

A belted kingfisher in a decaying tree under cloudy skies along mudflats of a bay

A belted kingfisher perched above the feeder stream that cuts through the mudflats

A belted kingfisher staring at you while perched above the feeder stream that cuts through the mudflats

Another day with almost now bird sightings; however, there were some belted kingfishers around today #birds #beltedkingfishers #kingfisher #bayside #nature #wildlife

Challenge Photo
Male and female in the same shot
#birds 🪶 #BeltedKingfishers #Naturephotography

#birds #beltedkingfishers
Pine Lake, GA, Kari Loomis, her 3rd or 4th belted kingfisher, this one in flight, 2-9-23