kingfishers (again) 12-07-2024

[andygolfer]

The kingfishers are finally active on my local reserve and I've got pics on two visits this week, these were from yesterday (Thursday), there are more on my flickr album.

kingfisher 11-07-2024 8930 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

kingfisher 11-07-2024 8861a-T by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

kingfisher 11-07-2024 8833 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

kingfisher 11-07-2024 8815 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

kingfisher 11-07-2024 8818-T by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

kingfisher 11-07-2024 8791 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

kingfisher 11-07-2024 8768-T by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

kingfisher 11-07-2024 8742-T by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

thanks for looking, C&C welcome
Andy

[Nighthawke]

Beautiful bird and lovely captures as always. I glimpsed one at my local a couple of weeks ago but it landed and flew off immediately - all I could hear were loud voices nattering in the hide as I approached which I presume scared the bird away. Blue flash - gone!

Thanks for posting.