Place it, and they will come. Belted Kingfisher

With apologies to Kevin Costner and the creators of the movie, Field of Dreams, I have modified the phrase "Build it and they will come." to "Place it and they will come" and by "it" I'm referring to a convenient perch for a bird. In this case, I had often seen and heard Belted Kingfishers…

The belted kingfisher is a bird most often heard and seen from afar compared to the close up sightings. Within a hide at a known kingfisher perch, we

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Place it, and they will come. Belted Kingfisher