kingfisher birds?where do they nest and raise young?

Answer 1

From Cornell University:

"During breeding season the Belted Kingfisher pair defends a territory against other kingfishers. A territory along a stream includes just the streambed and the vegetation along it, and averages 1 km (0.6 mi) long.The nest burrow is usually in a dirt bank near water. The tunnel slopes upward from the entrance, perhaps to keep water from entering the nest. Tunnel length ranges from 30 to 250 cm (1 to 8 ft)."

Answer 2

Most of the kingfisher birds nest in holes in the ground. I have caught nestlings when I was a child. They look for a muddy or clayey earth cutting near to a water body such as the vertical banks of a river / open well etc and dig a hole or use an existing hole. The hole has a diameter of about the size of your fist and the nest is at the end of the hole, about one and a half feet inside.

Answer 3

In trees.