Kingfishers and entrance to nest

Title: Kingfishers and entrance to nest
LC Subject: Birds
Description: The kingfisher is rather unique. You can hear his shrill cry almost any day as he flies up and down a river or creek. He is a good fisherman and can discover good places after the sportsman has decided that his luck is bad. It builds its nest by tunneling a hole in the bank; then this little tunnel is expanded into a small chamber, and here the young are raised. It will come back to the same hole year after year. One summer I found a nest and was able to trace the bird at this same place for three successive years. It is a little larger than a robin, with a very large head, the feathers standing up straight and maing it look larger than it really is. With its long, straight, very sharp bill, it is able to catch and hold the fish easily.
Work Type: lantern slides
Location: Oregon >> United States
Date: 1900/1910
Identifier: P217:02:44
Rights: No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name: Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217)
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Set: OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Primary Set: OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Is Part Of: Set 3 - Oregon Birds
Institution: Oregon State University
Note: Hand-tinted