{"id":5843,"date":"2015-07-14T10:46:57","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T14:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=5843"},"modified":"2015-07-14T10:46:57","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T14:46:57","slug":"take-5-hail-to-the-kingfishers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-hail-to-the-kingfishers\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Hail to the Kingfishers"},"content":{"rendered":"

With its loud rattling call and wild hairstyle, the belted kingfisher is an energetic fixture of our waterways. Both male and female have a blue band\u2014<\/span>the “belt”\u2014<\/span>across the breast, but only the female has a second rusty belt below it. Here are five portraits of belted kingfishers from past editions of our Photo Contest<\/a>. Read more<\/a> about this species’ status in our Breeding Bird Atlas 2.<\/p>\n

\"2013

2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Larry Warfield<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2012

2012 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Edmund Prescottano<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2013

2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Neil O’Hara<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2014

2014 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Donna Sullivan<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2014

2014 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Susan Wellington<\/p><\/div>\n

Want to send us your best shot? Enter our 2015 Picture This: Your Great Outdoors photo contest<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With its loud rattling call and wild hairstyle, the belted kingfisher is an energetic fixture of our waterways. Both male and female have a blue band\u2014the “belt”\u2014across the breast, but only the female has a second rusty belt below it. Here are five portraits of belted kingfishers from past editions of our Photo Contest. 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