Kingfisher

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belted_kingfisher

 Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon

The Kingfisher belongs to the Cerylidae family. 

They have dark blue heads, with black eyes and bill, white neck and front, lighter blue wings, back and tail. 

They are found by slow moving water, streams marshes, coastlines and estuaries. 

They feed on fish, insects, small mammal, berries and birds. They hunt by foraging and diving into the water. The kingfisher sits on the branch watching the fish, waiting for the right moment to dive in and grab them. 

The courtship displays are the males catching and bringing the female fish. The nests are located on steep banks, the male and female have a role in digging the tunnel for the nest. The females lay around eight eggs and incubates for twenty four days. The males sits on the eggs during the day and the female at night. The male and female feed the young. The young leave the nest at twenty nine days but are still fed by the parents for a further three weeks. 

Audubon, (2014). Belted Kingfisher. [online] Available at: http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/belted-kingfisher [Accessed 15 Apr. 2015].