After years of following kingfishers along rivers and canals in the canoe, trying to get close enough to get a photo, I finally found one a couple of weeks ago that was hungry enough to carry on fishing rather when I gently drifted close. Got within about 15 feet I guess, for 5 minutes. Sadly the light was really low, as it was dusk, so the ISO was a bit high and the pictures a little "noisy/grainy", but I'm pretty pleased to have got them, and been able to watch her so closely. I missed the two dives she made completely, far too fast!
I say "she" as research has taught me to remember that its Mrs Kingfisher, not Mr, if she "has her lippy on" - the lower bill being orange on the female rather than being black top and bottom on the male. I like it.
