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Bo Zarts

(26,269 posts) Fri Feb 6, 2026, 03:47 PM Feb 6

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge - Texas - February 6, 2026
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Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) (Original Post) Bo Zarts Feb 6 OP

Lovely! and she/he is looking at you. electron_blue Feb 6 #1

Shot with a Sony A1 camera and a Sony 200-600mm lens Bo Zarts Feb 6 #7

Beautiful colors. Glad you're back. LoisB Feb 6 #2

Just seeing that Dear_Prudence Feb 6 #3

Great shot, my dear Bo! I love it that the kingfisher is on the sign. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 6 #4

Well, he's the king! He can sit wherever he wants. Bo Zarts Feb 6 #8

What a gorgeous shot! Thanks, Bo Zarts! HeartsCanHope Feb 6 #5

Very.nice. Scruffy1 Feb 6 #6

electron_blue

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1. Lovely! and she/he is looking at you.

Reply to Bo Zarts (Original post)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 03:58 PM

Feb 6

It's almost as if the Kingfisher put up the keep out sign.

What kind of lens did you use?

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Bo Zarts

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7. Shot with a Sony A1 camera and a Sony 200-600mm lens

Reply to electron_blue (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 09:25 PM

Feb 6

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LoisB

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2. Beautiful colors. Glad you're back.

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Fri Feb 6, 2026, 04:11 PM

Feb 6

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Dear_Prudence

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3. Just seeing that

Reply to Bo Zarts (Original post)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 04:33 PM

Feb 6

Would be thrilling. But you saw it and captured it on film! (or whatever cameras use now) Thank you for posting it.

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CaliforniaPeggy

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4. Great shot, my dear Bo! I love it that the kingfisher is on the sign.

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Fri Feb 6, 2026, 05:22 PM

Feb 6

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Bo Zarts

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8. Well, he's the king! He can sit wherever he wants.

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Fri Feb 6, 2026, 09:27 PM

Feb 6

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HeartsCanHope

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5. What a gorgeous shot! Thanks, Bo Zarts!

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Fri Feb 6, 2026, 06:49 PM

Feb 6

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Scruffy1

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6. Very.nice.

Reply to Bo Zarts (Original post)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 08:04 PM

Feb 6

I was thinking about hauling to the gulf, but it's a long journey. Might go up to the. Bosque del.Apache instead..

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