The idea came to Spencer Hulsey in a doodle. During a physics discussion at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she idly sketched a belted kingfisher, a blue and orange bird she saw many ...

It was a typical San Diego late fall afternoon at Oceanside Harbor, with mild temperatures and a setting sun that warmed a clear blue sky. Seals were feeding in the calm waters of the harbor, and I ...

Belted kingfishers are busy birds. They spend a good part of their day pursuing food. Small fish, dragonfly larvae and water bugs are fair game for these year-round residents of Central Florida. I’ve ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- It's Thursday and you know that means Bird of the Week; however this month, we're adding a bit of trivia with it. This week, we're looking at the Belted Kingfisher. The ...

Birds' nests can be found just about anywhere in June Our belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, is the only one of the family found in the United States and Canada. The ringed and the green ...

Slowly, but surely, the coronavirus is turning me into a birder. The COVID-19 pandemic keeps me around home most days, and I find a stroll around the neighborhood’s Tulalip Bay is pretty essential to ...

Adult male belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, photographed at Western Branch Reservoir, near Suffolk, Virginia, USA. Image: Fred Frase, 28 June 2008 [velociraptorize]. Question: This North American ...

Birdwatchers have been flocking to a Lancashire nature reserved in recent weeks, hoping to catch a glimpse of a rare bird that has only been seen a handful of times in the UK in the last 100 years. A ...

The fish pond at my home has received numerous visitors this year, including wood ducks, great blue herons and solitary sandpipers. Sometimes, it’s easy to overlook the bird that hasn’t visited for ...

I stopped at the Johns Homestead Park near Tucker last week to see what was stirring. Right off, I spotted a dark blue, medium-size bird perched on a low limb at the edge of Twin Brothers Lake, ...