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Kingfisher
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It is arguably easier to spot a kingfisher inn sign
than it is to see the actual bird - I'm not a twitcher but
I've only managed to see a kingfisher a couple of times.
However, it is exciting when you do catch sight of one as
their bright blue and orange feathers flash past when they
hunt fish over shallow rivers. Occasionally they will hover
above the water’s surface and, if you're really lucky as I
was once at The Leasowes in Halesowen, it will sit on a
branch for a good five minutes allowing you to have a good
ogle. The Kingfisher is easier to find in central and
southern England but, as our climate becomes a little
warmer, they are starting to drift further north. The first
sign here can be found in Oscott, an area between Birmingham
and Walsall. The second sign used to hang on The Kingfisher
at Preston in Rutland though not long after I took this
photograph the pub was acquired by the Grainstore Brewery of
nearby Oakham.
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