lhalhukw’ siiye’yu | Flying Friends
Birds in the Hul’q’umi’num' World
kingfisher – tth’uchulu
[Ceryle alcyon (Linnaeus)] • The belted kingfisher is a pigeon-sized bird with blue-grey feathers above, white ones below and a head crest. These birds make a loud, penetrating, rattling call, both when perched and when flying between perches. They are found around rivers, lakes and saltwater estuaries where they catch fish, frogs and aquatic reptiles.
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