This female Belted Kingfisher ( Megaceryle alcyon ) was perched along a river. They are very skittish and usually fly away when you approach them. The Belted Kingfisher is one of the few bird species where the female is more colourful than the male. The female has a broad rusty band on its belly. You can find Belted Kingfishers flying quickly along streams, rivers, lakes and estuaries feeding on small fish. They have very loud rattling calls and I often hear them first, before visually spotting them.
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