European Kingfisher (Alcedo Atthis) on the look-out on the banks of the Loire River, Loire Valley, France

alcedo atthis natural reserve summer adult predator alone foliage posing lying in wait overview piscivore common kingfisher alcedo atthis french protected areas france three quarter shot on a branch alcedo bank rive least concern august loire river val de loire national nature reserve nature reserves nature reserve adults predators predatory single lonely only solo one lone foliages posed pose settlings settling watchful be on the watch stalking being on the watch stalk at steal overviews global sight global sights full length ichtyophage piscivores ichtyophagous common kingfishers alcedo atthis french protected area france french national parks france three quarter views three quarter view three quarter shots three quarter sight three quarter sights three quarter length water edge banks rive water edges least concern species environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment temperate season seasons atmosphere stage of development individual predation relation between species species enumeration leaf morphology botany morphology organism hunt behavior shot diet pattern kingfisher martin pêcheur coraciiforme bird wild animal france european union europe alcedinidae coraciiformes aves tetrapoda vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota freshwater wetland area area low risk iucn) lr iucn red list of threatened species