Walking through the woods today, there were two of us on an overnight camping fishing trip. We looked for a clearing to pitch our tents. We stop at a clearing its open and flat ground; the dark was creeping in slow. So, we got set up and retired to the tents for the night. Morning came and we could not believe we were right on the river’s edge.

We set up the rods, bait the and cast them in the river, cast after cast failed the catch anything here. We’ll move up a bit. We set up right under a massive tree. Cast the rods in here to see does the luck change.Just the we, watch this little colour bird standing on a perch in the tree over the river. Birds eye view. The bird waited then dropped off its perch and seconds later, its back on its perch, the fish is still wriggling so a quick bang off the tree and the bird has sushi. The two boys watched in awe every time that bird moved it got a fish. And how deft he dives from the sky to swoop down to nab the rewards.

The lads caught nothing. They discussed this little bird on the way home, why was he able to get the fish that easy. It’s the Kingfisher you just witness.

By Philip Kenny
Dublin, Ireland