Kingfishers have been in Florida for a long time
In Alachua County, a fossil dated 2 million years old
Was found to be an ancestor of mine.
Location: Cocoa, James G. Bourbeau Memorial Park
Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Belted_Kingfisher/overview
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