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<\/a>But on a closer look it was a Kingfisher. The usual sighting of a Kingfisher on that part of the river is as it flies away having seen you first or flies past just above the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Kingfisher<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Kingfisher\"](\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/7D2_2042-1024x683.jpg\")
<\/a>Kingfisher<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n This one didn’t seem too worried by me taking photos of it from the other side of the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Kingfisher<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n But then I heard the call of another Kingfisher and it looks as though this one did too as it took to the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Kingfisher and Kingfisher Dart<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n It looked as though it got to the air just in time as another Kingfisher flew along like a dart looking as though it was aiming for the one perched. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Kingfisher<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Kingfisher\"](\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/7D2_2058-1024x683.jpg\")
<\/a>Kingfisher<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n It flew onto the next branch only a short distance away while the other one now looked back from the next tree down river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These are not brilliant photos but it is great to see Kingfishers and they tell a bit of a story. You can click on an image to see it larger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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