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Kingfishers are a small brightly coloured bird, with blue wings, tail, and head stripe 
though the female is slightly duller than the male. A lot like a smaller version of the Kookaburra. 
It's call is well known and has been described as a "staccato kee-kee-kee 

Kingfishers are found through most of Australia (except in the arid central deserts)
and can be found in in forests, mangroves and in trees along river courses. 
Their nest is a burrow either into a sandy bank or termite mound 

They are as all kingfishers a predatory bird, feeding usually on small reptiles and 
insects (grasshoppers, beetles) fish and crustaceans. 

They are a watchful birds but perch high up in trees rather than the usual low branches 
over rivers which is common for most kingfishers.