If at first!!!

Then spend fours years watching the Kingfisher, take thousands of shots that you delete, meet some wonderful people, meet some horrible people, get hot, get cold and finally you manage one of it in flight that you like. Bliss.

[Pea]

Wowee, this is amazing!

[Phil Sandford]

Wonderful capture. (I am so envious that you can get these)

[Sarah Munnings]

Absolutely stunning

[JackieR]

Horrible people? No!!! You still in Scotland?

[Pat Knowles]

Diving straight as an arrow!

[Richard Brown]

Fantastic :) fav

[Padlock]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond Herts Essex border

[Christine]

Amazing capture. Definite Fav

[Clare Gadsby]

very happy for you after that long and patient wait. it is a glorious shot - congrats :)

[Rosie Kind]

Gosh this is fantastic Fav

[Rosie Kind]

Your lens must be like a cannon and I don’t mean the make of camera!

[tony gig]

Perfect...Fav

[Denise Wood]

FAVtastic :)

[gloria jones]

Wow...Brilliant capture

[Jacquie]

A just reward for your patience. Stunning.

[Lisa Hansknecht]

Great capture.

[Milanie]

Incredible! Fav

[Joanna kate]

What a marvelous image, they are so quick, fav

[Karly]

Amazing shot - your patience has been rewarded. Big Fav!

[Helen Sanderson]

ahhh...I'd love to get a photo like that

[Carole G]

Congratulations! Shame about the horrible people!

[Loopy-Lou]

Awesome!

[Susie]

Stunning catch. fav

[Padlock]

@rosiekind it is

[haskar]

Great timin.

[Pam G]

I don't think I have ever managed to keep a kingfisher in the field of view for long enough to focus on it. Fantastic job. I am in awe!

[CC Folk]

Wow...looks like he is on a mission! Fav! Great timing and detail!

[*lynn]

such a wonderful capture

[Kathy A]

Fabulous capture

[CC Folk]

Congrats on making the TT with this fab capture!

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

Yes!! Wonderful capture, well done amd also for perservering!

[Junko Y]

Spectacular capture!

[Boo]

how did I miss this one!

[Lee]

Cracking shot. Fave