Altho taken about a month apart, I now have both sexes of this species to post on one blog entry. With this particular bird, the Green Kingfisher male is more colorful while the belted kingfisher: the female is more colorful. This has been amended, I at first had the female with the rusty belly band - it's the BELTED Kingfisher where the female has the rusty belly band. Sorry The post has been corrected.
Missus
GREEN KINGFISHER [female]
photos taken: Pollywog Ponds - Corpus Christi, Texas
habitat map: Kingfisher
Mister
GREEN KINGFISHER [male]
photos taken: Pollywog Ponds - Corpus Christi, Texas
habitat map: Kingfisher
I also attempted to get them both in flight. But, they move like the speed of sound!! Very challenging to keep them in the viewfinder...
Male [bottom] and female [top]
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Wonderful images of the Green Kingfisher! Nice turkey-- I think the best I can do is a Turkey Vulture. Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteKingfishers fly like tiny jets! Great pictures! And so interesting that the female is more colorful! Totally opposite. I am thinking that the bit of red on her breast will not be visible when she is sitting on her nest.
ReplyDeleteyou made my day today. I just love Kingfishers and this couple is so beautiful. I know they can be hard to catch and your images are stunning. :) Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteBrilliant pictures. If I could just click my fingers and go birding with you one day I just know that I would see some amazing things.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful pair of birds...fantastic shots, Anni!
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Anni, colorful signature turkey. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHello, awesome shots of the Green Kingfishers. They are beautiful birds. Thanks for hosting. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteYour photos of these kingfishers are just amazing
ReplyDeleteDearest Anni; Oh,Kingfisher is my dream bird to see♪ They ' move like the speed of sound'; how I wish to encounter someday ;-) Bit surprisingly to know that the female is more colorful.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for hosting, Dear friend.
Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*
Lovely Kingfishers!
ReplyDeleteI am late linking in today- I went to lunch with friends and it stretched into a whole afternoon of fun at the library. Did you know that today is International Games Day at libraries everywhere?
Thanks for hosting this birding meme.
Lea
Wow! Great pictures but how did it happen that the female is more colorful? I thought the idea was she should be invisible on the nest.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful pair of Green Kingfishers, and well done for capturing them so brilliantly. I believe they are not only fast in flight, but quite shy.
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ReplyDeleteNow that Green Kingfisher is one I would really like to see. As one of your other friends commented, I too would expect the male to be brighter than the female as in many bird families. Guess they have to be different being Texan?
Enjoy the rets of your week. And thanks for allowing me to join in the pictures and comments this week.
Hi Anni,
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful pair of birds.
Fantastic shots, my compliments
Best regards, Irma
Wow .... what a beautiful kingfishers. In the Netherlands we have only one kind and that is still very small. You let this whole beautiful kingfisher husband and wife see. Really beautiful.
ReplyDeleteGreetings, Helma
Such gorgeous photos of two gorgeous birds...male and female! Loved seeing them!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving Annie and special thanks f or hosting this gathering. I love the Kingfishers...new kind I've ner seen and I can never get a picture of the kind I do see.
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