Monday, January 23, 2012

Wilderness Park - Belted Kingfisher


WP - Belted Kingfisher1, originally uploaded by kimberzy.

This Belted Kingfisher was found in the Wilderness Park in Downey, CA. The female has a reddish brown secondary belt of color across its breast, which the male lacks. It is usually spotted on tops of trees, telephone poles and wires, fence posts, and other lookout points near bodies of water, looking for fish and other prey below.

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