Last week we spent much of a day at a photography hide watching and taking pictures of kingfishers. Over eight hours with had at least ten visits from a couple of different birds. They came to perch just a few metres away, using it as a vantage point from which to spot and catch fish.

Despite the sometimes long waits between visits, the time flew past, and it barely seemed like the eight hours when we packed up at the end of the session.

It was perhaps one of the most mindful and relaxing ways to spend a day, between the short periods of activity when the birds turned up. We plan to return to this spot again but to also find more such hides; they provide great opportunities to capture images of wildlife!