Four images of a juvie Belted Kingfisher

Top Image. Apparently ignorant of my presence only some 20 meters away, the Kingfisher appears to be eying the distant water for signs of fish.


Then, a quick pre-flight dumping of ballast, whilst keeping its eye on the water, and ......


....a take-off crouch, before, diving down and capturing a small fish (both actions I missed getting shots of as I was changing camera settings) . Then.........


...lunch at the other side of the lake.