Kingfisher

[Daz]

Went up the plot this afternoon to feed the hens and although the weather was cold enjoyed watching a kingfisher by the brook.
I find it amazing the amount of different birds that we see around the brook that is so small you can step over it.

[lizzylemon]

Very lucky to see a kingfisher - they're so fast for a start lol. The best place I've found for seeing kings is a park in the nearest city to us, sat for a few hours one day last summmer watching it zip up and down the bank, no one else seemed to care at all.

[jayjay giant]

Any small amount of water is fantastic for attracting wildlife, I have only got a small pond in my garden but the variety of insects I find is amazing !
The only draw back is you can spend so much time watching whats going on that you don't get your jobs done !

[greasyfire]

I saw one when i was on my holiday in crete, it was unusual because it was by the sea neew the rocks catching fight. I never knew that they did that in salt water let alone the see, they are also very pretty

[Polly Fouracre]

On the stretch of river near us we have at least three pairs of kingfishers. The most you usually see is a flash of brilliant colour and just have time to think, "That was a kingfisher!" But, a couple of years ago I saw one, with a minnow in it's beak perched on a small tree about a metre from me, calling to it's mate. A memory to treasure!!

[Harry T]

When my children were younger (they are now both 40 ish), I took them on holiday all the way to the Norfolk Broads specifically to see kingfishers, which we did. Then when I got older I discovered Kingfishers in a suburban park (Footscray meadows in Sidcup). Beautiful secretive creatures.