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Very close up photograph of a Kingfisher

My year photographing Kingfishers – In pictures

I’ve been extremely lucky to be able to document my local Kingfishers over the past year. I’ve seen a couple of broods come and go and every day watching them has been a school day.

What a wonderful bird!

On a cold frosty winter morning, the male Kingfisher came in close for the first time. I was so excited and watched it fish for around half an hour.
He loves this spot on the water and he catches plenty of Bullnose and Sticklebacks here. Even saw him pick a Dragonfly out of the air when it got too close.
The male kingfisher sometimes hovers before diving instead of going straight off the wooden posts.
He sometimes chooses to fish from quite high up in the branches that overlook the water. These branches are from 10-15ft feet off the water. Probably a good vantage point for the Kingfisher.
My first time spotting and photographing a Juvenile Kingfisher. He just popped out of nowhere onto a perch I placed a year previously. The adults never seemed to use The perch and I was caught by surprise.
The male Kingfisher No. 1 spot to fish from. Every day he would start his fishing trip from this exact perch.
A large tree had fallen into the water many years ago and it created some fantastic fishing spots for the Kingfishers.
The male Kingfisher taking a rest after a successfully morning fishing.
This photograph documents a moment where my work and persistence paid off. The male Kingfisher landed just 6ft away from me and stayed for a good half an hour. A very magical time for me and one of the biggest highlights of my time as a wildlife photographer.
Here we are approaching sunset and the Kingfisher is back on his favourite perch.
He really does love this branch from a fallen tree.
Just after sunrise, he was weighing up the day’s fishing options.
Very early morning and for a change the male Kingfisher was up before me.
We are in summer when this photograph was taken. Leaves on the trees in the foreground and background started to help frame the shot.
He’s a right poser sometimes.
A wide shot of the male Kingfisher at his favourite spot.
A very quirky perch that the Kingfishers hardly use but on the day it was used as a quick rest stop.
We’re approaching Autumn now and the early morning light allowed me to get this stunning Kingfisher portrait.
For some time I only spotted a male Kingfisher and thought he was the only one in the area.
And then the female Kingfisher made an appearance with this defensive pose when the male Kingfisher got close.
A srcuffy looking male Kingfisher on a cold Autumns morning
A scruffy looking male Kingfisher on a cold Autumns morning.
A Kingfisher shake.
A Kingfisher shake.
The male Kingfisher having and prune.
The male Kingfisher has a prune.
We are approaching Winter again and who knows what the future brings for this wonderful Kingfisher.

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