Kingfisher

[anupacraig]

Kingfishers live in both woodland and wetland habitats. Kingfishers live in both woodland and wetland habitats. Kingfishers that live near water hunt small fish by diving. They are able to see well both in air and under water while swimming.

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[goosey]

Hello anupacraig, I have been hoping to see Kingfishers for years but have never been fortunate enough. Do you get the chance to see them where you are?
Welcome and I look forward to seeing you around .

[Fairy-wren]

Kingfishers are some of my favourite birds. I would love to see a Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher one day (they aren't found in my area)... the day I do, I'll be very happy.

[Ákos]

I think I need to brag. We have at least three species of Kingfishers at our local river in western Sydney, near the Penrith area.

Azure Kingfisher (Alcedo azurea) - always present
Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) - one out of two maybe three outings we sight these
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaehollandiae) - rather common

[goosey]

Hi Ákos, any chance of seeing some of these kingfishers in the galley here? We would love to see them

I didn't realise that the Laughing Kookaburra was a kingfisher as it isn't that beautiful blue colour - but when you actually think of the head shape and the whole look - its quite obvious

[Fairy-wren]

Originally Posted by Ákos

I think I need to brag. We have at least three species of Kingfishers at our local river in western Sydney, near the Penrith area.

Azure Kingfisher (Alcedo azurea) - always present
Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) - one out of two maybe three outings we sight these
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaehollandiae) - rather common

Lucky you!

We have Azure Kingfishers and Laughing Kookaburras up at my boyfriend's farm. I have yet to see a Sacred Kingfisher, though!

[goosey]

I saw my first ever Kingfisher yesterday - in a place I didn't expect. It was over so quickly, a streak of electric blue flew over a pond where I was watching a duck. The kingfisher must have been there all the time, and I just didn't see it. I was able to track it visually for a time but no photo I am afraid.
I will be going back ASAP, now I know where to look as they have been on my photographic wish list for quite some time Photograph wish list but just seeing it gave me a real buzz .

[alex]

Kingfishers live in both woodland and wetland habitats. Kingfishers that live near water hunt small fish by diving. They also eat crayfish, frogs, and insects. Wood kingfishers eat reptiles. Kingfishers of all three families beat their prey to death, either by whipping it against a tree or by dropping it on a stone.They are able to see well both in air and under water while swimming. Their eyes also have evolved an egg shaped lens able to focus in the two different environments.The Old World tropics and Australasia are the core area for this group. Europe and North America north of Mexico are very poorly represented with only one common kingfisher , and a couple of uncommon or very local species each.Ringed Kingfisher and Green Kingfisher in the southwest USA, Pied Kingfisher and White-breasted Kingfisher in SE Europe.
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[Jacqueline Burrell]

This one of my favourite kingfishers which can be seen in Egypt along the entire length of the Nile.

On one occasion in Luxor in Upper Egypt, we over a hundred of them round the edge of a jetty, unfortunately is was too dark to take a photograph.

En masse, they are incredibly noisy and probably frighten the fish to death! We call them shabab, the Arabic word for a group of teenage boys that hang around on street corners or make pests of themselves in shopping malls!