Female Belted Kingfisher with Prey - Photo by Teddy Llovet (Wikicommons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIt is not uncommon to see one of these beautiful birds perched on a branch or post near a waterbody.\u00a0 If you wait just a little bit longer you may be lucky enough to witness them diving head first into the water where they will most likely catch a nice scrumptious fish for dinner.\u00a0 Besides fish they will also feed on crustaceans, insects, reptiles and even small mammals.\u00a0\u00a0 The Belted Kingfisher relies heavily on lakes and rivers.\u00a0 Even their nest depends upon these waterbodies as they roost in a tunnel on the side of the bank.\u00a0 The nice thing about the Kingfisher is they believe in equal rights.\u00a0 Both the male and female will work to dig out a nice nesting tunnel.\u00a0 Again they will both share the duties of incubating the eggs and feeding the young.\u00a0 Now that is one fair and equal relationship.<\/p>\n
Belted Kingfisher Fast Fact – <\/strong>Their long nesting tunnel is usually excavated so that it is going uphill.\u00a0 It is believed this is engineering concept will protect the young if the area ever gets flooded.\u00a0 The little babies will still be able to breath by utilizing the air pocket at the elevated end of the tunnel.\u00a0 Now that is one smart and impressive bird.<\/p>\nThanks for checking out today’s Wild Fact on the Belted Kingfisher.\u00a0 Be sure you come back for the final fact of the week on Friday.\u00a0 I can’t believe it is almost Friday already.\u00a0 Have a great day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After spending yesterday in the deepest depths of the ocean we are coming up for some air.\u00a0\u00a0 In fact we are heading to the sky to talk about a pretty cool bird that is always a treat to see.\u00a0 I am of course talking about the Belted Kingfisher which is typically found in the United States and in Canada.\u00a0 If you are Canadian then you might recognize it from the 1986 version of the $5 bill.\u00a0 To save you from Googling the Canadian $5 bill, I have included a picture of it below. Other than on the $5 bill, you <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[348,1391,381,46,1392,1393,4025],"yoast_head":"\n
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