wildcritters Nature Photography

CRITTER PHOTO #3199 

Birds, Shore

Kingfisher

 

Belted Kingfisher (m)

[Megaceryle alcyon]

11/29/2023

FDR State Park- Yorktown NY

These birds are so highly territorial that some males actually stay behind to defend their home territory through the winter while the females migrate south.

Photo# 3199

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