The Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a good luck charm for anglers, most often observed along wooded streams. When you see one of these distinctive birds perched on a snag, or flying overhead, ...

In hilarious images, the bird unapologetically flouts the rules as it lands on a sign in Kirkcudbrightshire that specifically prohibits anyone from fishing or hunting for fish. The kingfisher ...

[Narrator] Ah the life of a fish. So serene, so safe from the many predators on land. Well, never mind then. That was a kingfisher. So named because it's good a fishing for kings or something. You'll ...

Despite occurring throughout nearly all of North America, the belted kingfisher is uncommon and solitary. Occupying lakes, rivers, ponds and streams, it uses its stout bill to capture crayfish and ...

In 50 years of careful looking I've found two Belted Kingfisher nests. That is testimony to the general difficulty of locating one or to my specific problem. Whatever. I found one Saturday, three ...

URBANA — The idea came to Spencer Hulsey in a doodle. During a physics discussion at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she idly sketched out a belted kingfisher, a blue and orange bird ...

Photographer’s description: “Last summer, I photographed kingfisher parents feeding their almost-full-grown young at the pond on the north end of Golden Gardens. This week, I returned to the pond when ...

Charming scenes show a female kingfisher putting on a colourful display. Amateur photographer Tony Raine captured the bird as ...