Male Belted Kingfisher, Binomial Name Megaceryle Alcyon, At Chokoloskee Bay In Florida. Royalty-Free Stock Image

Pictured is a male belted kingfisher, binomial name Megaceryle alcyon, taking off from a leafless tree limb in the red mangrove forest at Chokoloskee Bay in Florida. The belted kingfisher is often seen perched prominently on trees, posts, or other suitable watchpoints close to water before plunging in headfirst after its fish prey . Chokoloskee Bay is roughly ten miles long and two miles wide. It s located along Florida’s Gulf Coast and is separated from the Gulf of Mexico by the Ten Thousand Islands.