European Kingfisher (Alcedo Atthis) preparing to swallow a fry on the banks of the Loire River, Loire Valley, France

alcedo atthis natural reserve summer adult predator prey alone eat posing profile shot overview piscivore common kingfisher alcedo atthis french protected areas france colorful on a branch alcedo temperate freshwater fish bank rive alevin least concern september loire river val de loire national nature reserve nature reserves nature reserve adults predators predatory preys single lonely only solo one lone eating feed feeding eaten swallow swallowing swallowed posed pose settlings settling profile sights profile sight profile shots profile view profile views side view overviews global sight global sights full length ichtyophage piscivores ichtyophagous common kingfishers alcedo atthis french protected area france french national parks france colourful rudy colorfully colored cold freshwater fish river fish temperate freshwater fishes cold freshwater fishes river fishes water edge banks rive water edges alevins least concern species environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment temperate season seasons atmosphere stage of development individual predation relation between species species enumeration shot diet pattern kingfisher martin pêcheur coraciiforme bird wild animal france european union europe colour alcedinidae coraciiformes aves tetrapoda vertebrata chordata deuterostomia coelomata bilateria metazoa opisthokonta eukaryota freshwater fish fishes particularity species particularity freshwater wetland area area young low risk iucn) lr iucn red list of threatened species