KINGFISHER

[Placido]

On the Scottish Wildlife website is a new pic of a (presumably) commercial photographer's shot of a kingfisher in action. For some reason it won't let me put it on here but it's very good.

I saw a kingie once upon a time for quite a long period. It was down at Castle Combe one summer evening; a tiny river-type flows through the village and a kingie was fishing from the bank.
Lots of folk were watching it and it took no notice.
Brilliant !! You don't forget things like that.

[Jacksparrow]

When I saw the topic title I thought we were going to have a first sighting in a members garden Very photogenic are Kingfishers and will supply many opportunities to the patient and the skilled

[Kev]

One of these?
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/search/kingfisher/

I want to cross off the kingfisher on my photo bucketlist this year if I can. I know a spot in N Wales that I'm planning a trip to on a reserve that is known for them. Fingers crossed!

I went to the Slimbridge reserve a couple of years ago hoping to spot them but blanked.

[Placido]

Good try, Kev, but naaaahh .
But any pic of a kingie is a good pic. Good luck in N. Wales !!

[Placido]

I'm trying again to show the kingie pic .....

https://www.facebook.com.scottishwildli ... =3&theater

Won't work for me. However, if you google 'Shane Hardy Photography', on his Facebook site there are a sequence of the kingfisher pix which are causing me so much trouble !!

[nuthatch]

https://500px.com/photo/98678441/kingfi ... hane-hardy

[Placido]

Another nice try !!!
(I knew Nuthatch would have a crack at it .)

[nuthatch]

.. but it is a kingfisher photo by Shane Hardy!

[Placido]

Well yes, you're quite right, Nuthatch.
Thing is, this chappie seems to like kingies a lot and has many pix.

[nuthatch]

https://m.facebook.com/shardyphotograph ... n__=%2As-R

Scroll down for kingfishers, could be the ones