GREY HERON – DOWN THE HATCH

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Grey Heron feeding. © [John Mallaney] and [www.johnmallaney.com], [2023]. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and … Continue reading

Kingfisher with Lunch

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A few shots of a Kingfisher enjoying her lunch, including one where she starts to wriggle the fish round, before eventually swallowing. © [John Mallaney] and [www.johnmallaney.com], [2021]. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission … Continue reading

Great Crested Grebe with Catch!

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Still find it amazing how such a relatively small grebe can manage to swallow such a large fish with ease. Not an expert on fish but think the unfortunate victim may be a Tench. Taken at Watermead Lake, Aylesbury. © … Continue reading

Cormorant vs Tench

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Whilst out and about at Watermead Lake, Aylesbury I managed to catch this struggle between a cormorant and a rather large and unfortunate Tench. The struggle lasted nearly 6 minutes until the cormorant was in a position to dispatch the … Continue reading

DOWN THE HATCH

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A Kingfisher reaping the rewards of a successful dive. © [John Mallaney] and [www.johnmallaney.com], [2021]. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may … Continue reading

A SUCCESSFUL DIVE

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A Kingfisher can hit the water at up to 25mph, pretty amazing considering its size. Capturing a diving Kingfisher is down to an abundance of patience and manually focussing on the right place at the right time. © [John Mallaney] … Continue reading

Kingfisher Brunch

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A Kingfisher reaping the rewards for a successful dive. © [John Mallaney] and [www.johnmallaney.com], [2020]. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may … Continue reading