The Kingfishers can be spotted along Futch Creek year round, but this morning they seemed especially abundant, as I could hear them along my whole paddle (their loud call sounds like fast clicks, as if a speedy typist). However, they are such swift birds that I haven't been able to capture their photo until today. From my observations, they spend most of their time flying up and down the creek at a fast pace, and perched along the branches along the creek bank.
There are many classifications of King Fishers, but I often only see blue ones with white bellies along the creek, known as the Belted Kingfisher for its white belt around it's neck (it's hard to see it's blue in the photos above because of the shade). They're a medium sized bird, and also have a small white dot in front of their eyes. Even though they dive head first to get a fish, they return to branches to eat. "Parents drop dead fish into water, teaching the young to dive."
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