Both male and female kingfishers have a slate blue belt on their upper breast, while only females have the rust-colored marking across the middle. The female was at Roche Harbor and the male was overlooking Drayton Harbor on Semiahmoo Spit.
Belted Kingfisher at Wikipedia
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