That beak is for catching fish..It’s a Kingfisher..One of my of my most fun bird watching finds closeby. I kept hearing a loud strange almost rattling bird song..so I got my binoculars and went hunting..He was up on a high electric line in a green belt two houses down.
They normally are near rivers and lakes ..Our lake is near but not that near I thought .Mine was a Belted Kingfisher as I believe your picture depicts. A dramatic looking bird indeed...larger than a robin.
Glad you stopped by to identify the little bird, Meg. I like knowing the proper name of the species, but I am nowhere near a proper “birder”...LOL. I know people who keep lifetime lists... you will know what I mean...:)
Kingfisher, it is!!