Britain's hidden kings - My quest to film kingfishers

[@Halopediaman]

Ants in the trees, woodpeckers on the ground, what's next? The kingfisher footage was indeed crispy, no crunch, excellent work as usual! Plus you're getting mighty close to 100, much excite!

[@CreatureChroniclesUK]

Thank you very much mate! Yeah 100 is getting pretty close now, I'll have a special episode planned for that milestone 😃

[@TheBorderRyker]

This is without doubt my favourite nature channel on KZbin. 👌🏻😎

[@CreatureChroniclesUK]

Wow that's quite a compliment! Thank you mate I'm glad you're enjoying the series 😁

[@KarenFenton-gk9yc]

Great effort spotting them to actually film, delightful birds.

[@CreatureChroniclesUK]

Thank you, they are amazing aren't they 😃

[@LUKESCONROY]

Aristotle 😂 well done mate don’t think people realise just how much patience this takes !

[@CreatureChroniclesUK]

Thanks bro, yeah it definitely taught me a new level of patience!

[@tanoybiswas4253]

Keep going bro Love from Bangladesh

[@CreatureChroniclesUK]

@@tanoybiswas4253 Thank you bro 👊

[@peterfoley1398]

Loved the video, patience paid off big time.

[@CreatureChroniclesUK]

Thank you 😊 yeah it really did, it will be a good memory to draw from on future missions!

[@brimstodial]

Just what i needed to cheer me up :) I saw a pair fly by last year on a walk. The blue is so striking. It was a wonderfull moment.

[@CreatureChroniclesUK]

I'm glad my video cheered you up 😁 it really is awesome every time you get to see one, the novelty never wears off!

[@V77710]

The most beautiful bird of any country, is very subjective.

[@CreatureChroniclesUK]

You're very subjective

[@V77710]

@@CreatureChroniclesUK aren't we all

[@Elko627]

Are you sure thats a raven? Looks more lime a crow to me.

[@CreatureChroniclesUK]

Hmm, I was wondering the same thing but I decided to trust this app that I use called Merlin that identified its call as being a raven. It did seem quite big though, what makes you think it's a crow in particular?

[@Elko627]

I mean, the beak and the face looks like a crow, in the video the size appears to be crow size and much smaller than a raven and it's movements are swift like a crows movements. I mean, it's everything about it really. But if you heard it's call, it shouldn't be a guessing game, they sound nothing alike.

[@SEObirder]

@@CreatureChroniclesUK Merlin can be extremely erroneous, it is better to go onto xeno canto and compare for yourself. Could easily be raven, to me I have to agree that its face does look crowish- especially because the bristles do not go as far down the bill as they usually do. I have a pair that has been nesting in my area for about three years and I have become pretty familiar with their behaviours and appearance. Behaviour is strange, most ravens I've seen the UK are exceptionally unapproachable. I had a pair that would not go near their nest if you were within 30 meters of it- in order to see them enter the nest I had to hide inside of a bush.

[@NaturekingJRD]

I use Merlin bird ID too