Just a GMG notification: If you do not read the comments at GMG you are really missing out. The photo of a bird needing identification received twelve comments below. Some of them more than just a little amusing. When you read a post here at GMG make sure to click the comments and say a few words. Or just click it to read the comments. You won’t be disappointed.
[edit] I just added some more new comments. Besides these comments Joey has received 15 emails. Those are people who are obviously oblivious of the ability to comment or are too shy. Don’t be shy, spread the info, make a joke. Is my post about comments dumb? Make a comment in the comments.
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Donna Ardizzoni says:
That is a great looking bird, not sure what it is…
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John Fulton says:
It’s either a ruby throated, split tail, double breasted mattress thrasher or one of the Belted Kingfishers.
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Bill O’Connor says:
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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kimsmithdesigns says:
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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Jenna says:
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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David Teele says:
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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whaletale says:
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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Kristen Callahan says:
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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Becky Bernie says:
definitely a belted kingfisher
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Paul Morrison says:
People who don’t read the comments in GMG sure are missing out.
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Joey C says:
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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Kim H-P says:
Belted Kingfisher for sure. Looks like an immature male according to the Cornell folks-see website-great shot!
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Good Morning Gloucester 
Maybe readers don’t comment because the very tiny font and the light grey color are difficult for some people to see. Or, when there are lots of tags, etc. (see the three lines at the bottom of the post “Sunrise at Capt. Joe’s …” by the time you get past the tags, you might not realize there is a place to comment. Just sayin’ – not complainin’ – trying to do some ‘splainin’
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You may be on to something. I tried to pretend I was a newbie at this blog and the comment click was very faint and hard to find. A GMG team of web experts will work on this through the weekend.
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Well, that’s the GMG team for youL: always responding and improving!
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Commenting on comments? No comment.
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
CONSENSUS ATTAINED? I’D TRUST THOSE CORNELL FOLKS!
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