A White Throated Kingfisher with a crab catch
While returning from a birding trip, sighted a pair of kingfishers on the roadside. I suppose they were siblings since there were 3-4 near each other and there was 4-5 feet red soil wall near a small stream which is usually the nesting place for kingfishers. And as we stopped, this kingfishers dived into the fields below and this one came up with a crab. Both had a brief fight, but the one with the catch persisted and flew away to another place.
The White Throated Kingfishers are the most common kingfishers found in the country and they can be pretty much everywhere in the countryside, large parks, and woods as well. This is the end of the nesting season and hence we are seeing a and hearing a lot of them. But a sudden onset of heavy rains in the summer has quietened bird and nesting activity very much.
Many thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.
A White Throated Kingfisher with a crab catch
While returning from a birding trip, sighted a pair of kingfishers on the roadside. I suppose they were siblings since there were 3-4 near each other and there was 4-5 feet red soil wall near a small stream which is usually the nesting place for kingfishers. And as we stopped, this kingfishers dived into the fields below and this one came up with a crab. Both had a brief fight, but the one with the catch persisted and flew away to another place.
The White Throated Kingfishers are the most common kingfishers found in the country and they can be pretty much everywhere in the countryside, large parks, and woods as well. This is the end of the nesting season and hence we are seeing a and hearing a lot of them. But a sudden onset of heavy rains in the summer has quietened bird and nesting activity very much.
Many thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.