“My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.” ~ Henry Rollins
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There is no questioning the arrival of the Belted Kingfisher each autumn. He comes back to patrol along the trees up and down our creek, the signature loud rattle-chatter heard in the distance.
This stocky, top-heavy little bird is always heard, seldom seen — rarely shot with a camera. He’s fast and always on his way to another perch or dive-bombing into the creek for small fish, his food.
Then he’s promptly off again, yelling along the way.
I’m back! My creek!! My fish! Go away!
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I do love how insistent kingfishers sound!
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‘Insistent.’ Perfect label!
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Welcome Kingfisher! At least one bird I recognize by its voice! 🙂
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Yay! CO and TX do share some species. I don’t know where our guys go all spring/summer, but we’re always happy to have them return.
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Maybe some of them spent their summer in the Rocky Mountains! 🙂
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How wonderful to hear the distinctive kingfisher here, Shannon. I love this sound because I often hear a kingfisher before I see it, and it makes me stop and look, and then find the bird. Lovely post.
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When the RTH’s move on, and the Kingfishers and Wood Ducks arrive, we know that cooler weather is soon on its way too. Glad you liked it, Jet. I have several audio bytes that I’ve yet to share. Playing some catch-up on the blog.
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And don’t forget their wonderful, swooping flight — up and down and up and down!
I’ve not heard one yet this year, but the ospreys are on top of their masts, calling and calling. We don’t usually get kingfishers until the coots are here too, and I’ve still only seen one coot. But when the next cold front gets here, I suspect we’ll have coots and kingfishers both.
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Your locale sounds divine! Osprey ‘calling from their masts’ makes me drool. We got to watch an osprey eat a fish at Baytown Nature Center Sunday and never tire of seeing them when we can. Yes, even the coots are welcomed back. What would be a water bird outing without hundreds of coots to count too?
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