Belted kingfishers are supreme at high-diving, plunging into unerring captures of fish to eat - Cambridge Day

A kingfisher perches on a high branch, post or telephone wire until it spots a small fish, then dives headfirst into the water from 20 feet or more in the air – still somehow able to gauge depth and compensate for the refraction of water to accurately catch their prey.

Belted kingfisher flight with fish after successful dive during autumn migration Stock Photo - Alamy

Belted Kingfisher full dive in slow motion for two fish

Belted Kingfisher

Kingfishers

Belted Kingfisher Stunning, Tossing And Swallowing Prey

Belted kingfisher just after dive Stock Photo - Alamy

Diving Kingfisher – A Work In Progress – Feathered Photography

Look high for the newly arrived Baltimore orioles or lure them in for a look with fruit in bird feeders - Cambridge Day

Look high for the newly arrived Baltimore orioles or lure them in for a look with fruit in bird feeders - Cambridge Day

Kingfishers a harbinger of the halcyon days of summer: Nature News

Male Belted Kingfisher Diving On A Fish And Then Eating His Catch – Feathered Photography

Belted Kingfisher – Columbus Audubon

SCHIESS: Kingfisher dives to survive - East Idaho News

Female Belted Kingfisher Looking For And Catching Prey - Mia

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