Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis
Canon 800mm f6.3 for 1/500th @ iso400
An early morning fishing session for this Kingfisher sitting on a branch complete with a spiders web and spiders "breakfast" - the Kingfisher will sit about watching the water below for movement before diving to catch a stickleback - it is with a degree of certainty that the catch will be a stickleback as there seems to be very few other fish in the lake !!! A pity the lakes at the reserve don't have more fish in them as they would surely attract a far more varied of wildlife to them.
An early morning fishing session for this Kingfisher sitting on a branch complete with a spiders web and spiders "breakfast" - the Kingfisher will sit about watching the water below for movement before diving to catch a stickleback - it is with a degree of certainty that the catch will be a stickleback as there seems to be very few other fish in the lake !!! A pity the lakes at the reserve don't have more fish in them as they would surely attract a far more varied of wildlife to them.