Kingfisher

I picked Mr Flum up from a morning meeting and drove over to the Cammo estate for a walk through the grounds.

As we approached the 'canal' (in reality a long pond), just as Mr Flum began to say that 'there might be a kingfisher', a flash of blue shot out in front of us and perched on a branch some 50 yards away, so, although the photos are taken at full zoom and hand-held, we were both pleased to have seen it at all (please enlarge for a better view).

We watched as it flew across the canal and perched on a small branch for some time then dive to catch a fish and to perch further away; good for viewing but not for photos.

The rest of the walk was less spectacular but very pleasant nonetheless.