Return Visit

Last week I made a return visit to a local nature reserve where I had previously had good sightings of the kingfisher.At the first hide I visited there was no sign of the kingfisher but the great crested grebe came close and then much further away caught a carp and gave me a few opportunities to capture the action.I later returned to the hide where most of the kingfisher sightings are.It was busy as it was the beginning of the school holidays and families came and went and a kingfisher did a fly by on a couple of occassions.We were kept busy however with a common tern fishing and a super little wren which arrived in front of the hide with a large green caterpiller for it's young brood.Eventually the kingfisher was spotted sunning itself nearby and Sharon was delighted as this was her first sighting of this stunning bird.After Sharon and Gary had left the kingfisher landed on the perch directly in front of the hide and gave more super views and photographic opportunities to those present.It had been a great afternoon with good weather,excellent birds and very enjoyable company. Hope you enjoy my efforts below at capturing some of the action. Thanks for looking in and I will be back with more in due course.