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This commonly seen visitor to the Imperial
Valley is resident except during the hot Summer months.
It likes to use the telephone lines alongside irrigation canals to perch on while scanning the water for small fish. It will dive into the water from its perch to grab an underwater meal. They make a loud "chattering" call when disturbed
or when fighting.
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If you are interested in learning more about this bird online - I recommend you start with the Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/infocenter.htmlThey present photographs, songs, identification tips, maps, and life history information for North American birds - including the Belted Kingfisher
OTHER OUTSIDE LINKS FOR THIS BIRD:
A Grand Kingfisher - Actually, its a five grand ($5,000) kingfisher! This metal sculpture and wood carving is by wildlife artist Dennis Danner and displayed online at the "Danner Studios" Web site.
K is for Kingfisher - Color your own Kingfisher on this online wildlife coloring book from A to Z presented by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Kingfishers - Forest Featherwalker illustrates and writes about wildlife in Mendocino County (CA). Here is her story about the Belted Kingfisher with additional info about other kingfishers found around the world.
The following "WAV" format sound file is copyright protected by Doug Van Gausig of Sedona, Arizona, as part of the "Sounds of Nature" Web site:
- http://users.sedona.net/~dougvg/kingf1.wav - Kingfisher chatter
This site is maintained by:
Eldon R. Caldwell
Imperial Valley College
Email: eldonc@imperial.cc.ca.us