Actual Moment a Kingfisher Lays an Egg

Cameras hidden inside this kingfisher nest reveal deeply intimate moments like this: a female kingfisher laying her third egg. To support my channel and the wildlife rehabilitation and conservation work I do, please donate here: or join one of my supporter communities in exchange for behind the scenes content here: SECRET UNDERGROUND WORLD Kingfishers normally lay their eggs in underground nests, dug out of muddy river banks with their long beaks. But I made an aritificial one, with cameras hidden inside, and waited for a kingfisher pair to use it. KINGFISHER EGGS Here the female kingfisher has already laid two eggs. These are a beautiful shiny white, like pearls. Watch her sit on them to keep them warm. She shreds up fine fish bones and scales to make the nest soft with her long beak. KINGFISHER LAYS EGG ON CAMERA Then she visibly heaves,