Belted Kingfisher Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: Belted Kingfishers may be one of the spookiest birds in South Dakota, when "spooky" means they're easily flushed and are not very cooperative for a photograph. I have so few photos of the species, despite seeing them (usually from long distance!) many times over the years. What's funny is on a trip to southern Florida, Belted Kingfishers were not particularly shy. My favorite photo of the species is of a bird in flight from Dewey Gevik Nature Area west of Sioux Falls, on April 18th, 2018.

Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon


Belted Kingfisher 1 April 12th, 2005 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Belted Kingfisher 2 April 12th, 2005 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Belted Kingfisher 3 July 3rd, 2005 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Belted Kingfisher 4 December 10th, 2012 Everglades National Park, Florida

Belted Kingfisher 5 December 10th, 2012 Big Cypress National Reserve, Florida	Belted Kingfisher 6 April 28th, 2018 Dewey Gevik Nature Area, South Dakota	Belted Kingfisher 7 November 12th, 2018 Gavin's Point Dam, Nebraska / South Dakota border