Are Belted Kingfishers stalking me? I’m OK with that

Roger Simmons,

Belted Kingfishers have become a favorite bird for me. And maybe I have become a favorite for them?

I have been seeing them a lot recently at the Orlando Wetlands, Merritt Island and Lake Apopka. It’s almost like they stalking me.

But I don’t mind, since they closer they get, the better the photographs. Here are some recent photos of Belted Kingfishers – who I was stalking or they were stalking me.

A Belted Kingfisher overlooks the Black Point Wildlife Drive on Merritt Island in September 2023.
A Belted Kingfisher doing what Belted Kingfishers do – catch fish – at Orlando Wetlands in September 2023.
This appears to be a young female Belted Kingfisher at the Orlando Wetlands in September 2023. Females get a brown belt on their belly.
This Belted Kingfisher at Orlando Wetlands in September 20203 seems to be warning me to stay away from its catch.
A Belted Kingfisher perches at the cypress dome at Orlando Wetlands in August 2023.
A Belted Kingfisher tries to stay in the shadows of cypress trees at Orlando Wetlands in September 2023.
A Belted Kingfisher hangs out near the Cypress Dome at Orlando Wetlands in September 2023.
Can you spot the Belted Kingfisher hiding in this cypress tree at Orlando Wetlands in September 2023?
Belted Kingfishers chase each other at Orlando Wetlands in August 2023.
A Belted Kingfisher takes a break in the morning light at Orlando Wetlands in September 2023.
Birds Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Orlando Wetlands

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