Kingfishers are Shaped Like Footballs

Charles and Bob kick off 2022 with a very unique bird. Hopefully we will inspire you to take a walk by your favorite stream or river to see a kingfisher. Related episodes: What It's Like to be a Bird with David Sibley Our sources for this episode include: Fun Facts About Kingfishers Ten Things about the Belted Kingfisher Aerial Ramming, a Burrow Excavation Behavior by Belted Kingfishers, with a Review of its Occurrence among the Alcedinidae by Hendricks et al., 2013 The Eastern Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle Alcyon Alcyon (Linnaeus), in Relation to Fish Management by Salyer and Lagler, 1949 Attempted predation of a diurnally active Spotted Bat (Euderma maculatum) by a Belted Kingfisher Predation of a Western Water Shrew (Sorex navigator) by a Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) North American River Otters Followed by Piscivorous Birds, and a River Otter Parental Distraction Display