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Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon

Featured Image Credit: “Belted kingfisher” by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Northeast Region is licensed under CC PDM 1.0

To hear songs, learn identification information, migratory patterns, and some fun facts, check out the Belted Kingfisher page offered by one of my favorite resources: the Cornell Lab of Ornithology »

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