Saturday 31 August 2024

Kingfishers begin to disperse

 


Two weeks on from fledging, the Kingfisher young are now already gradually beginning to disperse a little further across the reserve. The occasional visits may still happen if you are patient, but probably by the end of September the sightings will become fewer and fewer.

Unfortunately during the time I was at the PS hide yesterday (Friday), the sun was so strong and high (around the middle of the day) that exposure was a nightmare. The bulk of the time the Kingfisher was facing away from the strong light, therefore being in it`s own shadow, but it`s patch of white plumage along with the length of branch were blowing far too much.

Below par photos, but still good to see that they`re still around.

Tough times for them ahead. Wishing them well.