Something about the way the Pied Kingfisher catches its prey not only caught the eyes of the young campers but my own as well. Perhaps it's the way the bird hovers 50 feet over the water, overlooking its prey until the time is right, or maybe it's the way the bird's beak dives through the surface without making too much of a commotion to scare away prey. The Pied Kingfisher knows that this method of hunting requires a considerable amount of energy and so there isn't much room for error, which is why the bird is almost always successful.

--Orleen Lauture