{"id":24936,"date":"2019-01-04T16:55:39","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T16:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/?p=24936"},"modified":"2024-08-07T16:43:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T16:43:40","slug":"encounter-with-the-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/encounter-with-the-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Encounter with the King"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the end of December 2018, I spent a few hours at a local Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Reserve in the hope of capturing a few images of a Kingfisher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a few hours of patiently waiting for the King to take up residence on a favoured perch, I managed to succeed in my quest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rounding off 2018 photographing a Kingfisher was a real delight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kingfisher-_J4X4287-700x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kingfisher-_J4X4287-700x433.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kingfisher-_J4X4287-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kingfisher-_J4X4287-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kingfisher-_J4X4287-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kingfisher-_J4X4287.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kingfisher-_J4X4259-700x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kingfisher-_J4X4259-700x433.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kingfisher-_J4X4259-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kingfisher-_J4X4259-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kingfisher-_J4X4259-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Kingfisher-_J4X4259.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kingfisher &#8211; Male  &#8211; Above 2 images &#8211; Derbyshire &#8211; December 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of December 2018, I spent a few hours at a local Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Reserve in the hope of capturing a few images of a Kingfisher. 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