Kingfisher Tag Match

We happened upon this Belted KF pair flying from piling to piling and dock to dock near a pier across the tracks and street from our place in Tacoma, WA. We have seen the male and female separately and frequently on our walks but this was special. Mostly it was the male chasing the female. Occasionally they roosted close together. This went on for over an hour! Initially we didn't have our cameras so we walked back to retrieve them and upon returning they were still at it. About 3 hours later we saw them again from our deck. I imagine the male was displaying horniness but ... Was fun. (P.S. found out this year that the female is the more colorful of the genders.)

Very cool sequence of shots of this couple. I'm jealous - I almost never even get to see one of these birds think less of watching/shooting courtship shows within walking distance of my doorstep. Great profiles of their markings - I would not have guessed the female was the more colorful of the pair.

How fun Michael! I really like how you captured them playing around like this. It had to have been a joy to watch, and now its our joy to view.

Great series Michael. What a joy to see this over many hours.