5/17 Crested Kingfisher Hide Report | Another Fantastic Morning

Hello from Ootake Camera!

We visited the “Crested Kingfisher Photography Hide” again today! The birds’ recent movement patterns are starting to become more consistent. We have been seeing more fly-ins very early in the morning lately. Also, since visits to Perch No.1 have increased, I decided to return to last year’s fixed shooting position for the first time in a while — and it was the right choice!!

The Crested Kingfisher landed beautifully on one of the best branches at Perch No.1^^ We had several visits to Perch No.1 and No.3, one visit to Perch No.5, and one visit to “Zero.”

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■Photos Taken Today

★★★ I was honored to create the opening photo feature for the May 2026 issue of BIRDER magazine ★★★

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