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![Female belted kingfisher holding a minnow preparing to feed her chicks.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000L1x_yN3Q6To/s/750/750/belted-kingfisher-female-0622220115.jpg)
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Female belted kingfisher holding a minnow preparing to feed her chicks.
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