Kingfisher

[sherrardk]

Just been for our evening stroll (with my eldest daughter) and saw our first ever kingfisher - absolutely stunning.

[Buenchico]

I spent four days standing on a footpath just outside Canterbury, carrying out a survey of pedestrians and cyclists. The survey point was right next to the river and, throughout the entire period, there were a pair of kingfishers constantly diving in and out of the water. It made a rather boring job far more interesting!

They're certainly stunning to watch!

[Mamyalynne]

We have them here, I always feel privileged to see them.

[Prudie]

That's fabulous, have only ever seen 2 in my life.

[Chipchopper]

Fantastic!, the colours are so vivid they seem unreal.

[TonyV]

Yes once saw one when I was fishing. Lovely birds

[sherrardk]

We’re going to be quieter when we approach where we saw it in the hope of spotting it again - it was just sitting on a wall for a bit before it flew away.

[choux]

Near my home, there is a beautiful house with gardens which are open to the public for 1 day each year. The wild life around the lake is simply stunning. I have never seen so many damselflies and dragonflies in a single location. Amazed to see a kingfisher there last year.

[sherrardk]

We were v quiet tonight and saw him/her again :)

[bhg481]

We were gazing over Fisherton Street bridge in Salisbury when my wife spotted one in a tree. Luckily I had a camera with me and it stayed for 5 minutes or more.

http://i63.tinypic.com/13zqwpj.jpg

[Mamyalynne]

Nice one, most of us could only ever hope for a shot of one perching, my Husband saw ours more than I ever will.

[sherrardk]

I’m going to start taking a camera on our walk as this kingfisher was just sitting there again tonight (before he flew off).