This guy was perched on a piling yesterday morning but I’ve never seen anything with this type of markings. The beak almost looks like a night heron but that’s a wild guess.
Steve Borichevski? Jim Barber? Bueller? Bueller?
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That is a great looking bird, not sure what it is…
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It is a Belted Kingfisher !
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It’s either a ruby throated, split tail, double breasted mattress thrasher or one of the Belted Kingfishers.
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Yup, a Kingfisher it is!
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Nice shot Joe. It’s a Kingfisher, they like to look down on their prey from up high, like at the top of pilings and flagpoles.
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Hey Joe..it is a female Belted Kingfisher. Unlike most species of birds, the female is more brightly colored, with the rufous color on her flanks and belly. Males completely lack rufous feathers. Great capture!
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Yep, Kingfisher. There was a post on GMG just the other day about them! They hang out here on the Annisquam off Wheeler Point a lot, too.
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it is a belted kingfisher who is either:
very cold or having a bad hair day or just lost an argument with a Van de Graaff generator
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It is indeed a Kingfisher. reat photo but be careful, the NOAA will want him removed from the area without a proper catch share permit…………………
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It’s a female belted kingfisher. She is one of the few females to have the extra stripe on the abdomen. A super photo. They are quick of wing and seldom shot at this quality of photo. Thanks for making a great morning!
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It’s a DON Kingfisher!
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definitely a belted kingfisher
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People who don’t read the comments in GMG sure are missing out.
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PAUL, there has been about 15 emails to the GMG email address about the bird. I wonder if those people realize that there is a comment link below the post or if there is some other reason they email me directly instead of leaving a comment.
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Joey, see my comment to Paul’s post about comments.
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Belted Kingfisher for sure. Looks like an immature male according to the Cornell folks-see website-great shot!
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Certainly a Belted Kingfisher, anyone living around Gloucester
should know that.
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Indeed! A belted kingfisher! One frequents the Parker river area where I keep my dingy. Love them!!
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