Belted Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher Flying By

I photographed a few passes of this Belted Kingfisher including this set as he swooped along a marsh inlet.

Belted Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher

She had sounded the characteristic Kingfisher chatter just before taking flight or I probably would have missed her.

Belted Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher

She is identifiable as a female by the brown stripe on her chest that males lack.

Belted Kingfisher
Belted Kingfisher

Botany Bay Wildlife Area, Edisto, SC
December 3, 2022

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