The Micronesian kingfisher, however, survives mostly on a diet of grasshoppers, lizards, insects, and small crustaceans. This bird's large, strong beak is useful for drilling nest holes in trees ...

(Hamilton James has watched this behavior from a subterranean obser­vatory adjoining a nest.) Both parents fish in earnest. The kingfisher is an ambush hunter, perching over a river until a small ...

An artificial kingfisher nesting bank has been built at Severn Valley Country Park. The project, completed at the end of February 2025, was spearheaded by volunteers and dedicated to the memory of ...