That is a beautiful "catch" you made there @papilloncharity! Capturing all of this for us in your post. What a marvel it is when we can observe closely how "fearfully and wonderfully made" all of creation is around us, leading us to glorify its Creator.
Loved these images, as you obviously have a nice camera. We do not see birds like that in my part of the world. Here we see belted kingfishers, although they are not all that common.
Reading about the gulls attempt to "profit" from the work of another bird brought a smile. Reminds me of far too much of what we see in our society here ... 😉
What a great comment here and we think alike my friend.
All to His Glory.
Your Kingfisher on that great site looks very similar to our Pied that I have here.
I also have the Giant Kingfisher and the Malachite Kingfisher photos somewhere in my files.
We have 7 Kingfisher species here in South Africa, but they live in different parts of the country.
I never knew that Pied Kingfishers also hunt in the ocean and it is the second time now that I got them in the sea.
Glad that you liked the post.
Blessings and take care!