… that’s me, not the kingfisher.
I’ve been staking out a pair of Sacred Kingfishers in the Rise & Shine for a few weeks now.
Last season a pair nested in an exquisite hollow (image #2 below) in a Long-leaved Box and I was convinced they were using the same site again.
One of the adults arrived with a freshly caught skink and as I waited expectantly for it to disappear into the hole, it darted, much to my surprise, into a different hollow in the same tree. Both adults made a number of visits during my short vigil. I suspect the young have just hatched, based on the lack of white-wash around the hollow entrance.
Sacred Kingfisher with a freshly caught skink, Rise & Shine Bushland Reserve, 20th December 2021
Last season’s nesting site
Arriving with a wolf spider
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Departing with a fecal sac
Not quite sharp!
Natural Newstead 
dear Geoff
thanks for a wonderful year of birds – it brings joy to one’s heart.
Merry Christmas
Allan
From GP to you… beautiful shots !!!
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Beautiful photos thanks for the joy and best wishes for 2022
Fine event captured so well as usual. Amazing to think of a whole family tucked away in that hollow
Wow! Great shots, Geoff. There was a tiny white poo streak outside the hollow a couple of days ago.
Out feral sac! – suspect spellcheck?
Thanks so much for another year of wonderful photos and enlightening notes Geoff.