Belted Kingfisher in Flight | Bay Photos by Donna

Belted Kingfisher in Flight

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What do I see crossing the creek and banging a left to do me the honor of a close fly-by on a cloudy morning?

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Belted Kingfisher (male)

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Belted Kingfisher (male)

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Belted Kingfisher (male)

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Belted Kingfisher (male)

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“Toodles!”

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Trying my hand at a B&W process of the above photo….

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Belted Kingfisher (male)

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Thank you, thank you, Mr. Kingfisher!

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“Everyone likes birds.
What wild creature is more accessible
to our eyes and ears,
as close to us and everyone in the world,
as universal as a bird?”

– Sir David Attenborough

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