Kingfisher at the Kalmthoutse Heide in Belgium. A blue flash and a whistling call: A kingfisher often announces himself. This birds are mainly birds of streams and rivers with sweet, flowing water, but they also breed on still water (especially in the Netherlands). They dig nest tunnels in sandy or lean steep edges. In the winter you'll see them more by open and brittle or salty water, looking for enough food - small fish, water insects - and ice-free, clear water to get that food. Strong winters make many victims among the kingfishers.
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