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, ...

Belted kingfishers have always been one of Barb Rogers' favorite birds to photograph, probably because they are so vocal. People usually hear kingfishers' call before the birds are seen. They announce ...

A rattling call, a spiky head-crest, and a habit of diving head first into water: belted kingfishers, now arriving in Orange County, seem to exude charisma. These large-billed birds begin to show up ...

A belted kingfisher Picasa Lee Weber. A rough, raucous, rattle call caught my attention from the small pond next to my house last week; and instantly I knew a belted kingfisher was back to spend the ...