Queenfisher

Low Light Female Belted Kingfisher

By Mia McPherson|January 14th, 2023|Categories: Belted Kingfishers, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: adult, Belted Kingfisher, branch, branches, clouds, cloudy, female, Glover Pond, kingfisher, kingfishers, low light, Megaceryle alcyon, perched, pond, Queenfisher, russet, skies, slaty blue, wetlands, winter|

I found a perched female Belted Kingfisher while I was at Farmington Bay WMA two days ago. This was after the clouds came back in creating low light conditions.

Queenfisher – 2023 ABA Bird of the Year

By Mia McPherson|December 11th, 2022|Categories: Belted Kingfishers, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Salt Lake County, Summit County, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: 2023 ABA Bird of the Year, adult, autumn, Belted Kingfisher, branch, branches, canyon, creek, Davis County, fall, female, Glover Pond, kingfisher, kingfishers, marsh, Megaceryle alcyon, mountains, perched, Queenfisher, sky, spring, stream, throne, wetlands, winter|

The 2023 ABA Bird of the Year was revealed yesterday evening. The bird of the year is the Queenfisher, also known as the female Belted Kingfisher.