Good afternoon everyone,
How are you today?
Just wanted to give you all a quick update on the kingfishers so you knew what is going on.
They are currently feeding young!
This amazing picture is by Perry Andrews - it's not three kingfishers but one very clever sticthing together of three flight shots!
The young are hidden away in the bank and will be keeping the adults busy catching fish to feed them. By about 10 days old the adults can be taking in a fish every 10 minutes or so! They hatched on about the 20 April.
The young will stay hidden in the bank for about 24-25 days. Once fledged they may stay about (but well hidden) for a couple of days until the parents chase them off ready to start on their next brood. We tend not to see young fledge as they will do it early in the morning amd get themselves hidden away before any predators can spot them. The kingfisher can have upto 3 brood per breading season - laying 6-7 eggs each time!
Fingers crossed!