Belted kingfishers are supreme at high-diving, plunging into unerring captures of fish to eat - Cambridge Day
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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.
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Why have this kingfisher's ungrateful chicks rejected a fine fish
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Female Belted Kingfisher Shaking Her Head – Feathered Photography
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Look high for the newly arrived Baltimore orioles or lure them in for a look with fruit in bird feeders - Cambridge Day
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WCLT - Nature Notes 10/12/2007 - Belted Kingfishers Dive and Burrow
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