Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Giving Martina Her Due

15-Aug-2018
Nanaimo BC

My recent post regarding my favorite avian species (Megaceryle Alcion) needs some clarification.
Turns out, unlike most avian species, the female Belted Kinfisher is both larger and more colorful.
I’m pretty sure “Martin” I identified in the last photo was, in fact, Martina.

To set the record straight here’s a picture of a male (I think) we saw at Bowen Park in the city of Nanaimo BC.

We are drinking our lunch in a brewpub on our way up the coast









This is not a kinfisher




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