THE YARD HAD gone totally quiet. There wasn’t a breath of air. The 2017 eclipse was underway, and then a familiar sound was heard. A belted kingfisher made one pass over the yard, his call rattling ...

The Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher or the Ceylon Blue Kingfisher is a very stunning and colorful bird that can be found living in the thick, green rainforests of southwest India. Since it has such bright ...

There's nothing anyone could teach this kingfisher about hunting for food. The colourful bird caught up to 50 unsuspecting minnows a day, diving into the water and scooping them up with its ...

This kingfisher wasn't afraid of the freezing water as it dived through the ice to catch a fish for its dinner. The bird flapped its wings and hovered over the gap in the ice - and waited patiently ...

The National Aviary on social media announced the arrival of the second Guam kingfisher of 2025. It's the younger sibling of the other chick announced a few weeks ago. Both chicks come from parents ...

A heartwarming video of a bird rescue is going viral on social media and the warmth from the video is all we need in this cold winter. Well, for us and for the bird. A beautiful, tiny Kingfisher ...

Like the now-dry pond named after it near the San Pedro River, the green kingfisher, once a popular attraction for birdwatchers there, is not doing well in Southern Arizona. Our region is one of only ...

Come along for a relaxing afternoon of bird photography at the serene little harbour of Lake Kerkini in Greece. From the quiet of a moored boat, we capture stunning moments with a striking Kingfisher, ...

[Narrator] Ah the life of a fish. So serene, so safe from the many predators on land. Well, never mind then. That was a kingfisher. So named because it's good a fishing for kings or something. You'll ...

The idea came to Spencer Hulsey in a doodle. During a physics discussion at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she idly sketched a belted kingfisher, a blue and orange bird she saw many ...