Monday, February 6, 2012

Belted Kingfisher - Check! (Patagonia, AZ)

I got him!  I couldn't believe my good luck.  After a month of chasing this bird up and down the creek, he landed in a very good spot close to me and I got my photos.


There he is - the King of Punk - the Belted Kingfisher.  Woohoo!  I think of him as a punk because of his tufted head feathers, those wild looking eyes, and the sound he makes is very unusual.  I swear he sounded like he was teasing me as he would fly by or away from me.  Sort of like from the show - Full House's Jackalope:  "fast as fast can be! you'll never catch me!"  Ha!  Gotcha!
 


Okay, enough with the crazy lady.  Here's a few more photos....
Abert's Towhee
Abert's Towhee
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (female)
And yes, this time I do have the correct woodpecker.  I double checked the books.  ;0)
and one squirrel pretending to be part bat...
Not too bad for a slow week of wildlife sightings.  Of course, I would have been happy with just the Belted Kingfisher photos.  He made my week.

2 comments:

  1. Oh wow! Love the kingfisher! You must be very patient to get such great bird photos.

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  2. That kingfisher is gorgeous! Wow. My MIL would be very interested.. she's a bird watcher. I'll have to give her your blog address the next time I see her!
    xo

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