Fluidr / A King robed in blue DSC

I haven't seen the Sacred Kingfisher back at the lake so decided to check the tree along the creek near home where I have found them two years in a row. These birds hang out in the north of their range and travel down south to breed over spring and summer.

As soon as I got there, I heard the distinctive calling of the Kingfisher "ek ek ek ek". The sound is loud and echoes through the trees.

I did a happy dance and found him pretty quickly high up in the tree. I have since observed a pair so they are nesting somewhere nearby but am yet to find the nest.

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