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Activity 3: My favorite bird in my neighborhood (with a pond) is the Belted Kingfisher, which also happens to be one of my top birds of all time, so that's pretty cool. They are actually quite rare to spot around my area, but I was lucky to be able to catch a few glimpses with my binoculars, mainly because one or two lives near the pond I think. I just love the contrasting color palette of its feathers, that gorgeous blue head and back (like a cape almost) paired with the radiant orange chest stripes that pops from the surrounding white feathers. Moreover, I have seen many photographs (including the one below) of them, and also videos of them diving to catch fish, so cool!!! Photo from the All About Birds website.