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Hovering kingfisher about to dive but changes its mind on the River Stour taken by Echo Camera Club member Andy Wilkins.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The pied kingfisher is the largest bird in the world that is able to hover without using air currents. This means it doesn’t need a perch to hunt ...

Check out this amazing footage of a kingfisher hovering before diving to catch its prey, filmed in slow motion by wildlife photographer Helen Reid at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's Adel Dam Nature Reserve ...

“Many of his dives he makes from a fluttering halt … up to 15 feet above the water’s surface … but not infrequently, he makes his plunge, like a blue meteor, from a perch 50 or more feet from the ...

AUTUMN JUST MIGHT be the best time to experience nature on the North Olympic Peninsula. Before the rains arrive, the low water levels in our rivers — as summer turns into fall — provide an abundant ...

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 ...