. Bird lore . v -•»- <*w v-4 # KINGFISHERS TWO DAYS OLDPhotographed by H. L. Baily. with a loud, rattling cry, he leaves his post of observation and flies a fewhundred yards up stream and alights. Again we try to approach, but thebird is even more suspicious than before, and soon takes another flight overthe stream. This is repeated until the Kingfisher thinks he is getting toofar away from his home, when, sweeping wide, he will circle past us andwith loud, rattling cries, seemingly in derision at our futile attempts to catchhim, will return to his favorite outlook to resume his finny quest
. Bird lore . v -•»- <*w v-4 # KINGFISHERS TWO DAYS OLDPhotographed by H. L. Baily. with a loud, rattling cry, he leaves his post of observation and flies a fewhundred yards up stream and alights. Again we try to approach, but thebird is even more suspicious than before, and soon takes another flight overthe stream. This is repeated until the Kingfisher thinks he is getting toofar away from his home, when, sweeping wide, he will circle past us andwith loud, rattling cries, seemingly in derision at our futile attempts to catchhim, will return to his favorite outlook to resume his finny quest. The Belted Kingfisher is found throughout North America, but is no-where very common, owing to its solitary and unsociable disposition. Duringthe breeding season its range extends from the Gulf of Mexico to theArctic Sea and from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. When the icecloses the waters of the north the Kingfishers move southward, and theirwinter range is from the West Indies and northern South America to theCanadian border of the United States. Open water and a food suppl
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