Kingfisher Diary (with photos)

[matt_xyz]

great stuff, Jeff. Keep the photos and updates coming.

Matt

[JeffH]

Thank you all for your kind and encouraging comments.

I'm very pleasantly surprised at the level of interest in this thread - with 86 views and 10 replies so far today - and at the risk of becoming the site's Kingfisher bore (OK, don't tell me - I already am ) I'll try to post updates on at least a weekly basis.

I had a superb hour and a half's watching the pair again this afternoon and managed to get a whole sequence of half decent rapid-fire shots of the male passing a fish to the female followed by another bout of copulation which I also caught on camera - but I'll save those shots for my next report! Meanwhile, here's another shot (taken this afternoon) of the male bringing a fish for the female -



As they used to say at the end of the Flash Gordon films during the Saturday afternoon cinema matinees during the 1950s - .....stand by for next week's thrilling episode

Jeff

[colincurry]

Amazing picture Jeff.

I don't remember seeing Flash Gordon, but can remember (vaguely) The Scarlet Horseman (who was in a wheelchair when not mounted) and oooo Barton.

Colin

[colincurry]

PS Have I been censored. The Barton I referred to was called "Richard" familiarly known as "oooo". Let's see.

Colin

[Jon]

Excellent shots and a great story Jeff, can't wait for the next episode,
Jon

[glsammy]

Excellent shots Jeff, keep it up. You lucky so and so!

[Ollie]

Brilliant stuff Jeff, and don't worry about boring anyone. I for one and I'm sure many others can't wait for the next installment. Keep up the great work
Roger

[JeffH]

Thanks again for all the kind words - I'm delighted to be able to share the pleasure with so many of you.

The shots I described in my last posting as "...a whole sequence of half decent rapid-fire shots of the male passing a fish to the female..." actually turned out rather better than I expected and so, if anyone's interested, I've just posted 3 of them to the Gallery, though I expect it'll take a little while for them to appear.

I think shots of a fish pass between Kingfishers is a Gallery first so I hope you all like them

Jeff

[John]

You ain't boring me Jeff. Keep those images coming.

John

[eeyore]

very nice stuff jeff - you dont mind if the next wab meet is in your living room do you

I could see one of those as calendar material