{"id":18891,"date":"2017-04-05T21:26:40","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T21:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/?p=18891"},"modified":"2024-08-07T16:39:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T16:39:57","slug":"the-king-of-fishers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/the-king-of-fishers\/","title":{"rendered":"The King of Fishers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #38761d;\"><strong>Opportunities to photograph a Kingfisher are few and far between, so when the opportunity does occur, you have to grab it. Enough said.. <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yorkshire and Lincolnshire were the places to be on Saturday 1st April.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_J4X4706.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1550\" height=\"1976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_J4X4706.jpg 1550w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_J4X4706-118x150.jpg 118w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_J4X4706-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_J4X4706-768x979.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_J4X4706-549x700.jpg 549w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1550px) 100vw, 1550px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_J4X4723.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1650\" height=\"1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_J4X4723.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_J4X4723-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_J4X4723-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_J4X4723-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_J4X4723-700x433.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_J4X4735.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1650\" height=\"1098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_J4X4735.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_J4X4735-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_J4X4735-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_J4X4735-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_J4X4735-700x466.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_M2A6459.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1650\" height=\"1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_M2A6459.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_M2A6459-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_M2A6459-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_M2A6459-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_M2A6459-700x433.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kingfisher<\/strong> &#8211; above 4 images &#8211; male &#8211; note the all black bill &#8211; <em>Tony Davison\u00a9 &#8211; The King of Fishers&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_M2A6071.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1650\" height=\"1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_M2A6071.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_M2A6071-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_M2A6071-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_M2A6071-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_M2A6071-700x433.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_M2A6149.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1650\" height=\"1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_M2A6149.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_M2A6149-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_M2A6149-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_M2A6149-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kingfisher-_M2A6149-700x433.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kingfisher<\/strong> &#8211; above 2 images &#8211; female &#8211; note the orange base to the bill &#8211; <em>Tony Davison\u00a9 &nbsp;&#8211; The Queen of Fishers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tufted-Duck-_J4X4910.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1650\" height=\"1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tufted-Duck-_J4X4910.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tufted-Duck-_J4X4910-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tufted-Duck-_J4X4910-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tufted-Duck-_J4X4910-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Tufted-Duck-_J4X4910-700x433.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tufted Duck<\/strong> &#8211; drake &#8211; Blacktoft Sands RSPB, Lincolnshire &#8211; <em>Tony Davison\u00a9<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opportunities to photograph a Kingfisher are few and far between, so when the opportunity does occur, you have to grab it. Enough said.. Yorkshire and Lincolnshire were the places to be on Saturday 1st April. Kingfisher &#8211; above 4 images &#8211; male &#8211; note the all black bill &#8211; Tony Davison\u00a9 &#8211; The King of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,643],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birds","category-birdsof2017"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18891\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}