After waking up to the traditional Christmas morning sounds of rapid-fire shotgun blasts from duck hunters on the cove, I noticed this bird in a tree across the river:
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It was about 100 yards away, so unfortunately the picture quality is pretty bad. I'm pretty sure it's a kingfisher.