Kingfisher...1 dive 2 fish!!!

[FUDGEY]

Revisited the Kingy today after a couple of months away hoping to photograph the male passing a fish to the female. As expected I never seen it, but what I did get might be more unusual to photograph. In one dive it caught two fish. I have never heard or seen a photograph of this before and was wondering if any of the forum users have witnessed it or heard of it? Also nabbed a pic of it with a minnow of record proportions.

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[Muggsy]

I enjoyed looking at your flickr album Fudgey

[FUDGEY]

tHANKS mUGGSY, THE PIC DOESNT SEEM TO BE COMING UP SO HERES A LINK

Kingfisher one dive two fish!!! on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

[Stinky Bob]

Originally Posted by FUDGEY

Revisited the Kingy today after a couple of months away hoping to photograph the male passing a fish to the female. As expected I never seen it, but what I did get might be more unusual to photograph. In one dive it caught two fish. I have never heard or seen a photograph of this before and was wondering if any of the forum users have witnessed it or heard of it? Also nabbed a pic of it with a minnow of record proportions.

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Great shot again Fudgey, re the multiple fish - I have seen pictures of it but not seen in real life

[FUDGEY]

Thanks again Bob, I thought I wouldn't be the first, but I was hoping :-)

[nigel_b]

Excellent shot thanks! I can hardly get near one to look at through the bins never mind get in that close.

[sarahcollin]

awesome captures i really enjoyed looking at them
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[JeffH]

Originally Posted by FUDGEY

..... In one dive it caught two fish. I have never heard or seen a photograph of this before and was wondering if any of the forum users have witnessed it or heard of it?.......

Nice shot Fudgey but, as Stinky Bob says, I'm afraid it's not unique.

I've seen/read several reports of this happening in the past, though it seems that on most reported occasions it's happened where the Kingfisher has been baited by the placing of a relatively large number of small fish in a container and its occurrence in truly natural circumstances may therefore be quite unusual

Jeff
(Schedule 1 Licence holder for Kingfishers, Barn Owls & Avocets)

[nikonf4s]

Hi Fudgey,

Two fish is not uncommon, I have seen a bird with 3 fish, I have attached a link to one of my shots showing a Kingfisher with 2 fish.

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regards

Tony

[JeffH]

That's a cracking shot Tony - and , if you don't mind me asking, were your 2/3 fish-catch sightings natural catches or the result of baiting?

Jeff
(Schedule 1 Licence holder for Kingfishers, Barn Owls & Avocets)

PS. Welcome to WAB by the way - nice to see another UKNP/NPN member on here