Took a drive out to Pennington Flash today in the hope of spotting a Kingfisher; after hours of only brief fly-pasts and very distant view of one preening quarter mile away lol we were eventually rewarded when we remained patient until near the time we were just about to leave ! Unfortunately the KF's were not fishing.
not sure if this is a juvenile ?; it seems to have pale feet in some photos
the weather was mixed, one minute very heavy cloud cover and the next mixed blue sky/cloud and sunshine
then the adult flew in chasing the juvie away !
It was breezy too !!
by now the cloud was heavier so I didn't get any better pics.
I took too many pics - as you do when you see a Kingfisher or two so better stop here lol
Definitely not too many pics, Hazel! If you've nothing better to do you could always add a few more, please--lol!
What a lovely King fest, Hazel. Never have too many photos of those gorgeous birds. Funnily enough, I got a couple of pictures of one this afternoon. I think this time of year is a good time to see them. I'll save mine for the end of month best pics.
I second that!!! You have even captured the cobwebs Hazy. What a little cutie:-)
Glad you managed to catch them. The last couple of times I've been they were there but wouldn't come close enough to photograph. Did you spot the tame Oystercatcher begging for bread in the car park? It's still there!
Beautiful captures aitch!