Three Kings...

A trip down to Glasbury to another one or our ringing sites early this morning, resulted in a very small catch. Mainly because there were very few birds to catch. But when almost half the catch is made up of Kingfishers a small catch doesn't seem to matter!

From left to right: Female - note the red on the lower mandible, Male - no red on the mandible anda  recently fledged juvenile - not the shorter bill and much duller plumage. Kingfishers are aged by the colour of their feet. If they are bright orange then its an adult, if they are a dull dirty colour then they are a juvenile.